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| WALSHAM, JOHN. Adm. pens. (age 19) at TRINITY, Mar. 14, 1850. [Eldest] s. of Sir John James [Garbett, 1st] Bart. [of Knill Court, Herefordshire ] (and Sarah Frances, 2nd dau. of Matthew Bell, of Woolsington House, Northumberland ). B. [Oct. 29, 1830], at Bury St Edmunds. School, Bury St Edmunds. Matric. Michs. 1850; B.A. 1854; M.A. 1857. Entered the Audit Office, 1854; Clerk in the Foreign Office, 1854; attached British Legation at Mexico , 1857; Acting Consul in Mexico , 1859; Attaché there, 1860-6; Chargé d'affaires, Mexico , 1863-5; Second Secretary in Madrid, 1866-70; at the Hague, 1870-3. Nominated as Secretary of Legation at Peking, 1873, but did not take up the appointment; retired, 1874. Succeeded as 2nd Bart., 1874. Rejoined the service, 1875; Secretary of Legation at Madrid, 1875-8; Secretary of Embassy at Berlin, 1878-83; Minister-Plenipotentiary at Paris, 1883-5; British Envoy at Peking, 1885-92; at Bucharest, 1892; retired, 1894. K.C.M.G., 1895. J.P. and D.L. for Herefordshire ; D.L. for Radnorshire . Married, Mar. 5, 1867, Florence, only dau. of the Hon. Peter Campbell Scarlett, C.B., and had issue. Died Dec. 10, 1905. Buried at Knill Court. Brother of Charles (1857). (Burke, P. and B. ; Walford, County Families; Who was Who; D.N.B. ) | John WALSHAM Approx. lifespan: 1830–1905 pens. aged 19 Trinity College adm1850:03:14 Eldest s. of Sir John James WALSHAM [Garbett, 1st] Bart. of Knill Court, Knill, Herefordshire , (and Sarah Frances BELL 2nd dau. of Matthew BELL of Woolsington House, Woolsington, Northumberland , ) b. 1830:10:29 Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk], Sch: Bury St Edmunds School Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk], Matric 1850:10MT: BA 1854 MA 1857 Entered: Audit Office 1854 Clerk in: : Foreign Office 1854 attached British Legation Mexico , 1857 Acting Consul in: : Mexico , 1859 Attaché there 1860-66 Chargé d'affaires, Mexico , 1863-65 ; Second Sec. in: : Madrid, [Spain], 1866-70 ;at the Hague, [Holland], 1870-73 Nominated as Sec. of: : Legation Peking, [China], 1873 but did not take up the appointment; retired1874 Succeeded as 2nd Bart. 1874 Rejoined the service 1875 Sec. of: : Legation Madrid, [Spain], 1875-78 Sec. of: : Embassy Berlin, [Germany], 1878-83 Minister: -Plenipotentiary Paris, [France], 1883-85 British Envoy Peking, [China], 1885-92 ;at Bucharest, [Romania], 1892 ; retired1894 KCMG 1895 J.P. and D.L. for: : Herefordshire , D.L. for: : Radnorshire , m. 1867:03:05 Florence SCARLETT only dau. of Hon. Peter Campbell SCARLETT C.B. had issue d. ; 1905:12:10 buried Knill Court, Knill, [Herefordshire], brother of Charles WALSHAM (1857) (Burke, P. and B. ; Walford, County Families; Who was Who; D.N.B. ) |