Ronald Lindsay
British civil servant and diplomat (1877–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Ronald Lindsay, see Ronald Lindsay (disambiguation).
Sir Ronald Charles Lindsay GCB GCMG CVO PC (3 May 1877 – 21 August 1945) was a British diplomat. He was Ambassador to Turkey from 1925 to 1926 and to Germany from 1926 to 1928, Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1928 to 1930 and Ambassador to the United States from 1930 to 1939.
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Sir Ronald Lindsay | |
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Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1928–1930 | |
Preceded by | Sir William Tyrrell |
Succeeded by | Sir Robert Vansittart |
British Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 1930 – June 1939 | |
Monarchs | George V Edward VIII George VI |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain |
Preceded by | Sir Esme Howard |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lothian |
Personal details | |
Born | (1877-05-03)3 May 1877 |
Died | 21 August 1945 (1945-08-22) (aged 68) Bournemouth, England |
Nationality | British |
Spouses | |
Parent(s) | James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford Emily Florence Bootle-Wilbraham |
Alma mater | Winchester College |
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