Henry Fitzmaurice
Sir Henry Fitzmaurice | |
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Fitzmaurice in 1939 | |
| British Consul-General Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 1931–1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1886 Lindfield, Sussex |
| Died | 29 January 1952 (aged 65) Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
Sir Henry Fitzmaurice KBE CMG (8 July 1886 – 29 January 1952) was a British diplomat who served in Siam, Indo-China, and Dutch East Indies.
Early life and education
Fitzmaurice was born on 8 July 1886 at Lindfield, Sussex, the son of Richard Fitzmaurice and Alexina Lindsay.[1]
Career
Fitzmaurice entered the Far Eastern Consular Service and was appointed a Student Interpreter in Siam on 9 March 1907, having passed the competitive examination during the previous month. He served in various posts including: Vice-Consul at Bangkok; Vice-Consul at Chiang Mai; Consul at Senggora, and Consul at Medan, Sumatra (1923).[1][2]
In 1926, he was transferred to Batavia, Dutch East Indies, where he served in the Department of Overseas Trade promoting commerce and providing commercial information while also serving as acting Consul-General (1926–1930). In 1930, he was sent to back to Chiang Mai as Consul-General. In 1931, he returned to Batavia where he served as Consul-General for the whole of the Dutch East Indies, except the province of East Java, and including Dutch Borneo and New Guinea, until his retirement in 1939.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 1940, he was ordained as a deacon and a priest, and in 1943 became Vicar of Brenchley, Kent.[1][6]
Personal life and death
Fitzmaurice married Olga Seton-Browne in 1925.They had no children.[1]
Fitzmaurice died on 29 January 1952, aged 65.[1][7]
Honours
Fitzmaurice was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1918 New Years Honours.[2] He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1934 Birthday Honours.[8] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2] He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1939 Birthday Honours.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f A. & C. Black Ltd. (1964). Who was who, 1951-1960 : a companion to Who's who. Internet Archive. London : Black. p. 378.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ a b c d [Great Britain] Foreign Office (1953). The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book 1953. 126th Publication [Great Britain].
- ^ "British Consul". The Straits Times. 23 December 1931. p. 12.
- ^ "Retiring Consul-General At Tea Party". The Straits Times. 10 May 1939. p. 15.
- ^ "Jottings from Java". Malaya Tribune. 31 August 1932. p. 2.
- ^ Hall, Romney (22 October 1951). "The London Letter". The Singapore Free Press. p. 4.
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. 30 January 1952. p. 6.
- ^ "Page 3560 | Issue 34056, 1 June 1934 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ "Honours Batavia Consul-General Knighted". The Straits Times. 8 June 1939. p. 12.