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Kennedy was born in 1836, the son of John Kennedy (d. 1845) and his wife Amelia Maria Briggs (d. 1896).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir John Gordon Kennedy |url=http://thepeerage.com/p2097.htm#i20969 |publisher=www.thepeerage.com |accessdate=14 November 2015 |date=29 August 2006}}</ref> His father had been the British [[Chargé d'affaires]] in [[Naples]], Italy,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times|articlename=Death Of Admiral Sir W. R. Kennedy. Seaman And Author|section=Obituaries|day_of_week=Tuesday|date= 10 October 1916|page_number=11|issue=41294|column=C}}</ref> and was a grandson of the [[Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis|11th Earl of Cassilis]]. His brothers included Admiral [[William Kennedy (Royal Navy officer)|Sir William Robert Kennedy]] (1838-1916) and [[Gilbert G. Kennedy|Gilbert George Kennedy]] (1844-1909). |
Kennedy was born in 1836, the son of John Kennedy (d. 1845) and his wife Amelia Maria Briggs (d. 1896).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir John Gordon Kennedy |url=http://thepeerage.com/p2097.htm#i20969 |publisher=www.thepeerage.com |accessdate=14 November 2015 |date=29 August 2006}}</ref> His father had been the British [[Chargé d'affaires]] in [[Naples]], Italy,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times|articlename=Death Of Admiral Sir W. R. Kennedy. Seaman And Author|section=Obituaries|day_of_week=Tuesday|date= 10 October 1916|page_number=11|issue=41294|column=C}}</ref> and was a grandson of the [[Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis|11th Earl of Cassilis]]. His brothers included Admiral [[William Kennedy (Royal Navy officer)|Sir William Robert Kennedy]] (1838-1916) and [[Gilbert G. Kennedy|Gilbert George Kennedy]] (1844-1909). |
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He entered the [[Foreign Office]] in 1857, served in [[St Petersburg]], and was Secretary at the British Embassy in [[Rome]] when in October 1888 he was appointed [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Chile|Minister Resident and Consul General to the Republic of Chile]].<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=25862 |date=2 October 1888 |startpage=5429 }}</ref> He served in Chile until August 1897, when he was appointed [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Romania|Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of the King of Romania]],<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=26890 |date=10 September 1897 |startpage=5059}}</ref> serving as such until 1905. |
He entered the [[Foreign Office]] in 1857, served in [[St Petersburg]], and was Legation Secretary in Japan, 1879-82 where [[Ernest Satow]] knew him.<ref>See Satow's diary for 17 February 1879 and subsequent entries.</ref> He was Secretary at the British Embassy in [[Rome]] when in October 1888 he was appointed [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Chile|Minister Resident and Consul General to the Republic of Chile]].<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=25862 |date=2 October 1888 |startpage=5429 }}</ref> He served in Chile until August 1897, when he was appointed [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Romania|Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of the King of Romania]],<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=26890 |date=10 September 1897 |startpage=5059}}</ref> serving as such until 1905. |
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Kennedy was knighted as Knight Commander of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) in the [[1901 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=27264 |date=8 January 1901 |startpage=157}}</ref> |
Kennedy was knighted as Knight Commander of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) in the [[1901 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=27264 |date=8 January 1901 |startpage=157}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:19, 13 January 2017
Sir John Gordon Kennedy, KCMG (18 July 1836 – 2 December 1912) was a British diplomat.
Career
Kennedy was born in 1836, the son of John Kennedy (d. 1845) and his wife Amelia Maria Briggs (d. 1896).[1] His father had been the British Chargé d'affaires in Naples, Italy,[2] and was a grandson of the 11th Earl of Cassilis. His brothers included Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy (1838-1916) and Gilbert George Kennedy (1844-1909).
He entered the Foreign Office in 1857, served in St Petersburg, and was Legation Secretary in Japan, 1879-82 where Ernest Satow knew him.[3] He was Secretary at the British Embassy in Rome when in October 1888 he was appointed Minister Resident and Consul General to the Republic of Chile.[4] He served in Chile until August 1897, when he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of the King of Romania,[5] serving as such until 1905.
Kennedy was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 1901 New Year Honours.[6]
Family
Kennedy married, in 1877, Evelyn Adela Bootle-Wilbraham, daughter of Colonel Hon. Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, a son of the 1st Baron Skelmersdale.
References
- ^ "Sir John Gordon Kennedy". www.thepeerage.com. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Death Of Admiral Sir W. R. Kennedy. Seaman And Author". Obituaries. The Times. No. 41294. London. 10 October 1916. col C, p. 11. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ See Satow's diary for 17 February 1879 and subsequent entries.
- ^ "No. 25862". The London Gazette. 2 October 1888.
- ^ "No. 26890". The London Gazette. 10 September 1897.
- ^ "No. 27264". The London Gazette. 8 January 1901.