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| Thornton, Edward. Adm. pens. (age 17) at PEMBROKE, Oct. 21, 1834. Eldest s. of Sir Edward (above), G.C.B., of Wembury House, Devon (and Wilhelmina Kohp). [B. July 13, 1817. From King's College, London .] Matric. Michs. 1836; Scholar; B.A. 1840; M.A. 1877. Hon. Fellow, 1888. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Jan. 11, 1842. Attaché at Turin, 1842; in Mexico , 1845; Secretary of Legation there, 1853; Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General at Montevideo, 1854; Minister Plenipotentiary at Buenos Ayres, 1859-65; British Envoy at Riode Janeiro, 1865-7; Minister at Washington, 1867-80; Ambassador at St Petersburg, 1881-4; at Constantinople, 1884-6. Retired, 1887. C.B., 1863; K.C.B., 1870; P.C. 1871; G.C.B. 1883. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford; Hon. LL.D., Harvard. Succeeded his father as Conde de Cassilhas ( Portugal ), 1852. Married, Aug. 15, 1854, Mary, dau. of John Maitland, and widow of Andrew Babington Melville. Died Jan. 26, 1906, at his residence in Chelsea. Brother of George R. (1837); father of Edward (1874). ( Who was Who; D.N.B. ) | Edward THORNTON Approx. lifespan: 1817–1906 pens. aged 17 Pembroke College adm1834:10:21 Sch: From King's College College From King's College, London Eldest s. of Sir Edward THORNTON (1785), G.C.B., of Wembury House, Wembury, Devon (and Wilhelmina Kohp). [ b. 1817:07:13 Matric 1836:10MT: Scholar BA 1840 MA 1877 Hon. Fellow 1888 Adm. at: Middle Temple 1842:01:11 Attaché Turin, [ Italy ] 1842 ;in Mexico 1845 Sec. of: : Legation there 1853 Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General at: : Montevideo, [ Uruguay ] 1854 Minister: Plenipotentiary Buenos Ayres, [ Argentina ] 1859-65 British Envoy Rio de Janeiro, [ Brazil ] 1865-67 Minister at: : Washington, [ District of Columbia ], USA 1867-80 Ambassador at: St Petersburg, [ Russia ] 1881-84 ;at Constantinople, [ Turkey ] 1884-86 . retired1887 CB 1863 KCB 1870 P.C. 1871 GCB 1883 Hon. DCL OX Hon.LLD Harvard, [ Massachusetts ], USA Succeeded his father as Conde de Cassilhas ( Portugal ) 1852 m. 1854:08:15 Mary MAITLAND dau. of John MAITLAND and widow of Andrew Babington Melville. d. 1906:01:26 at his residence Chelsea, [ London ] brother of George R. THORNTON (1837) father of Edward THORNTON (1874) ( Who was Who; D.N.B. ) [add:]During his stay at Washington, [ USA ] he built the first permanent British Legation. As a result of American satisfaction over the 1871 Treaty of Washington which he negotiated, Thornton arbitrated at the request of the Dept. of State disputes between the U.S. and the Gouvernments of Brazil, [ Brazil ] and Mexico, [ Mexico ] [:add] [add:]F.Z. Berkely, Curator of MSS, University of Virginia Library, USA .[:add] |