Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock
| The Right Honourable The Lord Carnock GCB, GCMG, GCVO, KCIE | |
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 Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock | |
| British Ambassador to Spain | |
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In office 1904–1905 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII of Spain |
| Preceded by | Edwin Henry Egerton |
| Succeeded by | Maurice William Ernest de Bunsen |
| British Ambassador to Russia | |
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In office 1906–1910 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas II of Russia |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Hardinge |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Buchanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1849 |
| Died | 5 November 1928 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Katherine Hamilton |
| Children |
Frederick Archibald Nicolson (1883–1952) Erskine Nicolson (1884–1982) Harold Nicolson (1886–1968) |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock, GCB GCMG GCVO KCIE (19 September 1849 – 5 November 1928), known as Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet, from 1899 to 1916, was a British diplomat and politician during the last quarter of the 19th century to the middle of World War I.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Admiral Sir Frederick Nicolson, 10th Baronet by his wife Mary Loch. Educated at Rugby and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he left without taking a degree, he succeeded his father as Baronet in 1899.[1]
Career summary
- Foreign Office, 1870–74;
- Author of the History of the German Constitution, 1873.
- Secretary to Earl Granville, 1872–74;
- Embassy at Berlin, 1874–76;
- at Peking, 1876–78;
- Chargé, Athens, 1884–85;
- Teheran, 1885–88;
- Consul-General, Budapest, 1888–93;
- Embassy, Constantinople, 1894;
- Minister at Tangiers, 1895–1904;
- Ambassador, Madrid, 1904-5;
- Ambassador, Saint Petersburg, 1906–10;
- Permanent Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1910–16.
In 1916 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Carnock, of Carnock in the County of Stirling.
Family
Nicolson married, in 1882, Mary Katherine Hamilton, daughter of Captain Archibald Rowan Hamilton, of Killyleagh Castle, Co. Down, and thus a descendant of Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1751–1834).[1] They had three sons, Frederick Archibald Nicolson (1883–1952), who succeeded him as 2nd Baron Carnock; Erskine Nicolson (1884–1982), who became the 3rd Baron Carnock; and Sir Harold Nicolson (1886–1968), the writer and husband of Vita Sackville-West.
Honours[1]
- CMG: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George – 1886
- KCIE: Knight Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire – 1888
- KCB: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath – invested 27 June 1901, gazetted 2 July 1901[2] – on the occasion of the visit to the UK of a Special diplomatic mission from Morocco[3]
- KCVO: Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order – 1903
- GCVO: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order – 1905
- GCMG: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George – 1906
- GCB: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath – 1907
References
- 1 2 3 CARNOCK, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
- ↑ "No. 27329". The London Gazette. 2 July 1901. p. 4399.
- ↑ "Court and Social". The Times (36493). London. 28 June 1901. p. 10.
Further reading
- Harold Nicolson. Sir Arthur Nicolson: First Lord Carnock. A Study In The Old Diplomacy (1930) online
External links
- Works by or about Arthur Nicolson at Internet Archive
- The Mirrors of Downing Street by Harold Begbie at Project Gutenberg, 1921, by Harold Begbie, at Project Gutenberg
- "Archival material relating to Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock". UK National Archives.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst |
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1910–1916 |
Succeeded by The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Carnock | Succeeded by Frederick Archibald Nicolson |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by Sir Frederick Nicolson |
Baronet (of Carnock) 1899–1929 |
Succeeded by Frederick Archibald Nicolson |
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