John Troutbeck (diplomat)

Sir John Monro Troutbeck, GBE KCMG (2 November 1894 – 28 September 1971) was a British diplomat.

Origins

He was the son of John Troutbeck (1860-1912), a solicitor and Coroner of Westminster, and his wife Harriet Elizabeth Monro. His grandfather was the Rev Dr John Troutbeck and his uncle by marriage was Sir William Henry Hadow.[1]

Career

He served as Ambassador to Iraq between 1951 and 1954,[2] succeeding Sir Henry Mack.[3]

He retired in 1954, served as UK Member of the Saar Referendum Commission in 1955 and was Chairman of the Save the Children Fund 1956–1962.[2][4]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in 1939, a Knight Commander of the same order in 1948, and in 1955 he was made an Ordinary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

He died in Horsham, West Sussex in 1971.

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References
  1. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (subscription or UK public library membership required), retrieved 19 October 2017
  2. "Troutbeck, Sir John Monro". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2007 (December 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 3 January 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  3. Wright, Abbey (April 2013). "Recollections of John Cloake's Diplomatic Career" (PDF).
  4. "Sir John Troutbeck". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 1 October 1971. p. 19.


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