He married on 23 August 1941, at Cheswardine, Shropshire, Barbara Vardon;[2] they had two daughters and three sons, one of whom died young. The survivors became involved in computing, politics, teaching and statistics. The Conservative MP Sir Peter Bottomley is his son; the economist and former Labour MP and Treasury Minister Kitty Ussher is his granddaughter.
Barbara predeceased Jim in 1994. Bottomley survived her until his death, aged 93, in June 2013. After cremation at Cambridge (where the couple moved after his retirement), his ashes were buried in Cheswardine churchyard along with those of his wife and their predeceased son.[2]
james, bottomley, diplomat, james, reginald, alfred, bottomley, kcmg, january, 1920, june, 2013, british, diplomat, james, bottomleybiography, edithe, born, london, william, cecil, bottomley, time, senior, crown, agent, alice, bottomley, time, lecturer, london. Sir James Reginald Alfred Bottomley KCMG 12 January 1920 5 June 2013 1 was a British diplomat Sir James BottomleyBiography editHe was born in London 2 the son of Sir William Cecil Bottomley one time Senior Crown Agent and Alice Bottomley one time lecturer at the London School of Economics daughter of Sir Richard Robinson Jim Bottomley was educated at King s College School and Trinity College Cambridge he was Chairman of debates of the Cambridge Union Society in 1940 closing the debates to prevent proctoral censorship 3 In World War II he served in the Inns of Court Regiment RAC 1940 46 and was seriously wounded at Pont de Vere near Flers in Normandy in August 1944 requiring two years of surgery to repair his jaw 2 He joined the Dominions Office in 1946 which became the Commonwealth Relations Office and then the Foreign and Commonwealth Office serving in London Pretoria 1948 50 Karachi 1953 55 Washington DC for three years before the UN in New York 1955 59 and Kuala Lumpur 1963 67 In 1968 he undertook a supposedly secret mission to Salisbury Rhodesia to restart talks with Ian Smith on Rhodesia s unilateral declaration of independence 4 Member British Overseas Trade Board 1972 He was British Ambassador to South Africa 1973 1976 and Permanent UK Representative to the UN and other international Organisations at Geneva 1976 78 at which point he retired from diplomatic service He was a director of Johnson Matthey plc from 1979 85 He was appointed CMG in 1965 and KCMG in 1973 He married on 23 August 1941 at Cheswardine Shropshire Barbara Vardon 2 they had two daughters and three sons one of whom died young The survivors became involved in computing politics teaching and statistics The Conservative MP Sir Peter Bottomley is his son the economist and former Labour MP and Treasury Minister Kitty Ussher is his granddaughter Barbara predeceased Jim in 1994 Bottomley survived her until his death aged 93 in June 2013 After cremation at Cambridge where the couple moved after his retirement his ashes were buried in Cheswardine churchyard along with those of his wife and their predeceased son 2 References edit BOTTOMLEY Deaths Announcements Telegraph Announcements a b c d Devoted pair buried side by side Village link went back for 70 years Shropshire Star 12 July 2013 p 43 The village being Cheswardine Arena of Ambition A History of the Cambridge Union by Stephen Parkinson A Matter of Weeks Rather Than Months J R T Wood Chapter 32 The Visit of James Bottomley and the Decision to Talk on HMS Fearless Who s Who 2008Diplomatic postsPreceded bySir Arthur Snelling British Ambassador to South Africa1973 76 Succeeded bySir David Scott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Bottomley diplomat amp oldid 1187246833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
