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Edward Cromwell Disbrowe

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Sir
Edward Cromwell Disbrowe
KH
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Netherlands[1]
In office
1836–1851
Preceded byGeorge Jerningham (Chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded byRalph Abercromby
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sweden and Norway[2]
In office
1833–1835
Preceded byLord Howard de Walden
Succeeded byJohn Duncan Bligh
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Württemberg[3]
In office
1828–1833
Preceded byThe Lord Erskine
Succeeded byLord George Russell
Acting Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. Petersburg[4]
In office
1825–1828
Preceded byEdward Michael Ward
Succeeded byWilliam Temple
Member of Parliament for Windsor[5]
In office
1823–1826
Serving with John Ramsbottom
Preceded byHerbert Taylor
John Ramsbottom
Succeeded byEdward Smith-Stanley
John Ramsbottom
Personal details
Born1790
Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire, England
Died29 October 1851(1851-10-29) (aged 60–61)
The Hague, The Netherlands
Spouse
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(m. 1821)​
Parents
EducationEton College
OccupationDiplomat, politician, ambassador

Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe, KH (1790–1851) was a British politician and diplomat.

Life and career

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Disbrowe was born at Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire, the son of Colonel Edward Disbrowe, and his wife Lady Charlotte Hobart, fourth daughter of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire. He was a lineal descendant of John Desborough (or Disbrowe), a senior commander in the Parliamentary Army who was brother-in-law to Oliver Cromwell. His father was Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III.

Disbrowe was Member of Parliament (MP) for Windsor (1823–26), and later served in the British diplomatic corps in positions in Switzerland, Russia, Sweden and other postings. He was British Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1836 to 1851, where he died at the Hague. His body was returned to England on the ship HMS Lightning. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Derbyshire.[6]

Family

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Disbrowe was married to Anne Kennedy, daughter of the Hon. Robert Kennedy, son of Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis.[7][8]

Disbrowe's birthplace - Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent

Disbrowe's eldest daughter Charlotte, who lived at the family home in Derbyshire, became a writer of note, publishing two volumes recounting her father's diplomatic service, with particular attention to his time in Russia. Disbrowe's younger daughter Jane Harriet married Henry Christopher Wise of Woodcote House, Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, Member of Parliament.[9] Wise was the great-great-grandson of Henry Wise, gardener to Queen Anne, who laid out Kensington Gardens.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "No. 19320". The London Gazette. 30 October 1835.
  2. ↑ "No. 19104". The London Gazette. 22 November 1833.
  3. ↑ "No. 18429". The London Gazette. 4 January 1828.
  4. ↑ "No. 18112". The London Gazette. 26 February 1825.
  5. ↑ "No. 17896". The London Gazette. 15 February 1823.
  6. ↑ Old Days in Diplomacy, Recollections of a Closed Century, by the Eldest Daughter of the late Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe, G.C.G. by Charlotte Anne Albinia Disbrowe, London, 1903.
  7. ↑ The Eton Portrait Gallery, By a Barrister of the Inner Temple, Eton College, London, 1876
  8. ↑ History of the County of Ayr, James Paterson, Edinburgh, 1852.
  9. ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine, 1863
  10. ↑ The History of Woodcote, Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, Leek Wootton website Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
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