William Barrington (diplomat)
Sir William Augustus Curzon Barrington KCMG (28 January 1842 – 23 February 1922[1]) was a British diplomat.
Background
[edit]Born at Beckett Hall in Berkshire, he was the third son of William Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington and his wife Jane Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth.[2] His older brothers were George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington and Percy Barrington, 8th Viscount Barrington.[3] Having been previously in private schools in Cheam and in Woolwich, Barrington received his further education in Germany, in schools at Mannheim and at Bonn.[4]
Diplomatic career
[edit]Barrington joined the Diplomatic Service in 1860.[4] After four years he was promoted to a 3rd secretary[5] and in 1870 to a 2nd secretary.[6] He was sent as secretary of legation to Buenos Aires in 1883[7] and was transferred to Budapest as consul-general two years later.[8]
Barrington arrived as secretary of embassy in Madrid in 1888[9] and exchanged to Vienna after four years.[10] In 1896, he became Envoy Extraordinary Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic and simultaneously to the Republic of Paraguay.[11] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the New Year Honours list 1901,[12] and was knighted and invested as such by King Edward VII in person in February 1901.[13] In March 1902 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sweden and Norway,[14] but he did not take up the position until that Autumn; after he was received by King Edward VII in early September,[15] he arrived in Stockholm the following month. He served there until 1904.
Later life
[edit]He was unmarried and died in 1922.[1]
Styles and Honours
[edit]Styles
- 1842-1900: The Honourable William Barrington
- 1901-1922: The Honourable Sir William Barrington, KCMG
Honours
- KCMG : Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George - 1 January 1901 - New Year Honours list[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companioage. J. Whitaker & Sons. 1923. pp. Obituary.
- ^ Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. p. 75.
- ^ Cokayne, George Edward (1916). Vicary Gibbs (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Vol. I. London: The St Catherine Press Ltd. pp. 434–435.
- ^ a b Who is Who 1914. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1914. p. 122.
- ^ "No. 22858". The London Gazette. 27 May 1864. p. 2766.
- ^ "No. 23645". The London Gazette. 16 August 1870. p. 3831.
- ^ "No. 25228". The London Gazette. 8 May 1883. p. 2424.
- ^ "No. 25549". The London Gazette. 15 January 1886. p. 215.
- ^ "No. 25862". The London Gazette. 2 October 1888. p. 5429.
- ^ "No. 26262". The London Gazette. 26 February 1892. p. 1107.
- ^ "No. 26714". The London Gazette. 21 February 1896. p. 1037.
- ^ a b "No. 27264". The London Gazette. 8 January 1901. p. 157.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36378. London. 14 February 1901. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 27482". The London Gazette. 14 October 1902. p. 6493.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36874. London. 16 September 1902. p. 4.