Stewart Wolfe Jamieson
Stewart Wolfe Jamieson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1903 |
| Died | 4 May 1975 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Spouse |
Katherine Mary Garvan
(m. 1937–1975) |
Stewart Wolfe Jamieson CBE (4 January 1903 – 4 May 1975) was an Australian diplomat, journalist, and lawyer.
After attending The King's School, Sydney, Jamieson graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts before studying law at the University of Oxford. He worked as a lawyer and journalist in the late 1920s and the 1930s, and enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II. After the war, he joined Australia's diplomatic service. In a 20-year diplomatic career, he held a number of consular and ambassadorial posts, including as Australia's high commissioner to Ghana (1958–1960), ambassador to Brazil (1960–1962), ambassador to the Soviet Union (1962–1965) and Aabassador to Sweden (1964–1965).[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Dermody, Kathleen (1996). "Jamieson, Stewart Wolfe (1903–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Obituary: Mr Stewart Wolfe Jamieson". Canberra Times. 6 May 1975. p. 9.
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1975 deaths
- 20th-century Australian lawyers
- Ambassadors of Australia to the Soviet Union
- Ambassadors of Australia to Brazil
- High commissioners of Australia to Ghana
- Ambassadors of Australia to Sweden
- Consuls-General of Australia in San Francisco
- Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- University of Sydney alumni
- People educated at The King's School, Parramatta
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- 20th-century Australian journalists