Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924

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Anglo-Indian civil servant and diplomat.

From the description of Typewritten letter signed : Lenox, Mass., to Sir Matthew Nathan, 1906 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742357

1872 Barrister, Lincoln's Inn; 1873 Bengal Civil Service; 1879 political secretary to Sir Frederick then Earl Roberts during Kabul Campaign; 1881 CSI; 1884-1894 foreign secretary in India; 1889 KCIE; 1893 mission to Ameer of Afghanistan; 1894 KCSI; 1894-1900 minister at Teheran; 1900-1903 ambassador and consul-general, Madrid; 1903-1906 ambassador to Washington; 1911-1919 director of the Royal Asiatic Society; 1914-1917 president of the Central Asian Society; 1914-1918 recruiter, chairman of a committee to review exemptions from military service.

Epithet: administrator in India and diplomat

Title: Knight

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000752.0x0000de

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Birth 1850-02-14

Death 1924-06-08

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