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Charles Murray Marling

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Sir Charles Murray Marling GCMG CB (3 December 1862 – 17 February 1933) was a British diplomat.[1]

Early life

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Marling was born on 3 December 1862 in the village of King's Stanley near Stroud, Gloucestershire, the second son of Sir William Marling, 2nd Baronet.[2] His brother was Percival Marling who was awarded the Victoria Cross.[2] He was educated at Wellington and Trinity College, Cambridge before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1888.[2] He rose through the ranks, being appointed Third Secretary in 1890,[3] Second Secretary in 1894,[4] First Secretary in 1904,[5] and Councillor of Embassy in 1906.[6]

Diplomat

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He was the British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia from 1916 to 1918,[7] having acted in a temporary capacity there since 1915.[8]

On 4 March 1919 he was appointed as the British Ambassador to Denmark.[9][10][11]


From 1921 he was British Ambassador to the Netherlands[12] from where he retired five years later, he was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.[2]

Honours

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Family life

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In 1909, Marling married Lucia Slade, the only daughter of Sir John Ramsay Slade and granddaughter of Marcus Slade.[17] They had two daughters and a son.[2] Lucia died in 1927 in a motoring accident at Dieppe, France.[2] Marling died at his London home on 16 February 1933 aged 70.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Sir Charles Marling, Diplomat, Is Dead. Made Distinguished Record in Persia. Gave 40 Years to British Foreign Service". The New York Times. 17 February 1933. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sir Charles Marling". The Times. London. 17 February 1933. col. 46371, p. 14.
  3. ↑ "No. 26069". The London Gazette. 11 July 1890. p. 3847.
  4. ↑ "No. 26570". The London Gazette. 13 November 1894. p. 6346.
  5. ↑ "No. 27691". The London Gazette. 1 July 1904. p. 4179.
  6. ↑ "No. 27951". The London Gazette. 21 September 1906. p. 6403.
  7. ↑ "No. 29608". The London Gazette. 2 June 1916. p. 5557.
  8. ↑ "No. 29145". The London Gazette. 27 April 1915. p. 4060.
  9. ↑ "No. 31217". The London Gazette. 7 March 1919. p. 3145.
  10. ↑ John Paxton (author) (1920). The Statesman's year-book. St. Martin's Press. Great Britain in Denmark. Envoy and Minister. — Sir Charles Murray Marling, KCMG, CB Appointed March 8, 1919 {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ "Sir Charles Marling Envoy To Denmark". The Christian Science Monitor. 11 March 1919. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2010. Sir Charles Murray Marling has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King...
  12. ↑ "No. 32540". The London Gazette. 6 December 1921. p. 9888.
  13. ↑ "No. 28153". The London Gazette. 30 June 1908. p. 4722.
  14. ↑ "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1911. p. 4593.
  15. ↑ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1916. p. 5557.
  16. ↑ "No. 33179". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1926. p. 4405.
  17. ↑ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3645. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
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