Robert Hadow
Sir Robert Hadow | |
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| British Consul-General in San Francisco | |
| In office 1954–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth White |
| Succeeded by | Sir Herbert Marchant |
| British Consul-General in Los Angeles | |
| In office 1948–1954 | |
| Preceded by | John Carvell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Gillett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1895 |
| Died | 13 January 1963 (aged 67) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Robert Henry Hadow (13 August 1895 – 13 January 1963) was a British diplomat who served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from 1948 to 1954 and Consul-General in San Francisco from 1954 to 1957.
Early life and education
[edit]Hadow was born on 13 August 1895, the son of Cecil Macdonald Hadow of Srinagar, Kashmir, and Margaret Campbell Baines. He was educated at Harrow School.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Hadow served during World War I with the London Scottish, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders[3] and the Seaforth Highlanders in France, Mesopotamia and Palestine, rose to the rank of captain, was mentioned in dispatches and received the Military Cross.[1][2]
After the War, Hadow joined the Diplomatic Service in 1919,[4] and was sent to Washington as third secretary. He then served at Tehran from 1921 to 1925; Ankara from 1925 to 1928; Ottawa as first secretary from 1928 to 1931; Vienna from 1931 to 1934; and Prague from 1934 to 1937. After two years at the Foreign Office, he was counsellor at Buenos Aires, a post he held from 1940 to 1944.[5] He was then at Washington as counsellor from 1944 to 1948,[6] while also serving as adviser to the U.K. delegation to the United Nations.[1][2][7]
Hadow then served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from 1948 to 1954,[8] and Consul-General in San Francisco from 1954 to 1957.[1][2][7][9]
Personal life and death
[edit]Hadow married an American, Elizabeth Lindsay Lomax Wood in 1925 and they had a son and a daughter.[1][2]
Hadow died on 13 January 1963, aged 67.[1]
Honours
[edit]Hadow was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1946 New Year Honours.[10] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1953 New Year Honours.[11] He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in the 1916 Birthday Honours.[12]
Further reading
[edit]Lindsay Michie Eades, Portrait of an Appeaser: Robert Hadow, First Secretary in the British Foreign Office, 1931-1939, Bloomsbury Academic, 1996.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sir Robert Hadow". The Times. 15 January 1963. p. 10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Who was who, 1961-1970 : a companion to Who's who". Internet Archive. p. 472. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "No. 29241". The London Gazette. 26 July 1915. p. 7311.
- ↑ "No. 13441". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 May 1919. p. 13441.
- ↑ "No. 35536". The London Gazette. 24 April 1942. p. 1809.
- ↑ "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 1 January 1946. p. 10.
- 1 2 Colin Mackie (2013). A Directory of British Diplomats [2013]. p. 216.
- ↑ "No. 38398". The London Gazette. 7 September 1948. p. 4865.
- ↑ "No. 40115". The London Gazette. 2 March 1954. p. 1317.
- ↑ "No. 37412". The London Gazette. 9 January 1946. p. 275.
- ↑ "No. 39732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1953. p. 21.
- ↑ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1916. p. 5573.
External links
[edit]- Portraits of Sir Robert Henry Hadow at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Personal papers of Sir Robert Henry Hadow at University of Virginia Library
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