Robert Gilmour Colquhoun | |
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British Agent and Consul-General in Egypt | |
In office 14 January 1859 – 1865 | |
British Agent in Romania | |
In office 18 November 1851 – 1858 | |
British Consul-General in Romania | |
In office 15 December 1837 – 1858 | |
British Consul in Romania | |
In office 18 January 1835 – 15 December 1837 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 9 January 1803
Died | 10 November 1870 Pitlochry, Scotland | (aged 67)
Education | Pembroke College, Oxford |
Sir Robert Gilmour Colquhoun KCB (9 January 1803 – 10 November 1870) [1] was a Scottish diplomat.
Colquhoun was born on Jamaica Street, Glasgow, and baptised in Luss, Dumbartonshire, [2] the eldest and only surviving son of Robert Colquhoun, 16th of Camstradden and Harriet Farrer. [3] He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. [4] He was appointed Consul in Bucharest, Romania on 18 January 1835, Consul-General on 15 December 1837, and Agent and Consul-General on 18 November 1851. He received the Order of the Nichan Iftikhar. He was employed in Bosnia in 1854. [5]
He was appointed Agent and Consul-General in Egypt on 14 January 1859. [6] He served there until he retired in 1865 with the confidence and respect of the British government, and the rank of Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. [7]
He died in Pitlochry, aged 67. [8]
retired 1865.
Robert Gilmour Colquhoun | |
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British Agent and Consul-General in Egypt | |
In office 14 January 1859 – 1865 | |
British Agent in Romania | |
In office 18 November 1851 – 1858 | |
British Consul-General in Romania | |
In office 15 December 1837 – 1858 | |
British Consul in Romania | |
In office 18 January 1835 – 15 December 1837 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 9 January 1803
Died | 10 November 1870 Pitlochry, Scotland | (aged 67)
Education | Pembroke College, Oxford |
Sir Robert Gilmour Colquhoun KCB (9 January 1803 – 10 November 1870) [1] was a Scottish diplomat.
Colquhoun was born on Jamaica Street, Glasgow, and baptised in Luss, Dumbartonshire, [2] the eldest and only surviving son of Robert Colquhoun, 16th of Camstradden and Harriet Farrer. [3] He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. [4] He was appointed Consul in Bucharest, Romania on 18 January 1835, Consul-General on 15 December 1837, and Agent and Consul-General on 18 November 1851. He received the Order of the Nichan Iftikhar. He was employed in Bosnia in 1854. [5]
He was appointed Agent and Consul-General in Egypt on 14 January 1859. [6] He served there until he retired in 1865 with the confidence and respect of the British government, and the rank of Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. [7]
He died in Pitlochry, aged 67. [8]
retired 1865.