In 1892 Graham joined the British Diplomatic Service with his first foreign post at Paris.[1] In 1902, he was promoted to first secretary and worked at the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office, before moving to Cairo as a Counsellor.[1]
After a period as Minister at the Hague, he was sworn into Privy Council in 1921 and appointed Ambassador to Italy.[1] He was the British representative during the Fascist Revolution of 1922 when Benito Mussolini came to power.[1] Graham retired in November 1933 and became a trustee of the British Museum from 1937.[1]
ronald, william, graham, gcmg, gcvo, july, 1870, january, 1949, british, diplomat, british, ambassador, italy, from, 1921, 1933, gcmg, gcvo, pcbritish, ambassador, italyin, office, 1921, 1933preceded, bygeorge, buchanansucceeded, bysir, eric, drummondpersonal,. Sir Ronald William Graham GCB GCMG GCVO PC 24 July 1870 26 January 1949 was a British diplomat and the British Ambassador to Italy from 1921 to 1933 1 Sir Ronald William GrahamGCB GCMG GCVO PCBritish Ambassador to ItalyIn office 1921 1933Preceded byGeorge BuchananSucceeded bySir Eric DrummondPersonal detailsBorn 1870 07 24 24 July 1870London EnglandDied26 January 1949 1949 01 26 aged 78 London EnglandSpouseLady Sybil Brodrick m 1912 died 1934 wbr ParentHenry John Lowndes GrahamEducationEton CollegeOccupationDiplomat Contents 1 Early life 2 Diplomatic service 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life editGraham was born in London 24 July 1870 the eldest son of Sir Henry John Lowndes Graham and was educated at Eton College 1 Diplomatic service editIn 1892 Graham joined the British Diplomatic Service with his first foreign post at Paris 1 In 1902 he was promoted to first secretary and worked at the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office before moving to Cairo as a Counsellor 1 After a period as Minister at the Hague he was sworn into Privy Council in 1921 and appointed Ambassador to Italy 1 He was the British representative during the Fascist Revolution of 1922 when Benito Mussolini came to power 1 Graham retired in November 1933 and became a trustee of the British Museum from 1937 1 Personal life edit nbsp Grave in Peper Harow SurreyGraham married Lady Sybil Brodrick the daughter of the Earl of Midleton in January 1912 Lady Sybil who was Maid of honour to Queen Mary from 1911 to 1912 was the sister of George Brodrick 2nd Earl of Midleton 2 His wife died six months after Graham retired and they had no children 1 Graham died at his home in London aged 78 in 1949 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i Sir Ronald Graham Ambassador To Italy 1921 1933 Obituaries The Times No 51290 London 27 January 1949 col E p 7 Midleton Earl of UK 1920 1979 www cracroftspeerage co uk Heraldic Media Limited Retrieved 15 May 2020 Diplomatic postsPreceded byGeorge Buchanan British Ambassador to Italy1921 1933 Succeeded bySir Eric Drummond Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald William Graham amp oldid 1215438787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
