James Hayes Sadler
Colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler KCMG CB FRGS (21 May 1827 – 9 January 1910) was a British diplomat and civil servant.
In 1854 Sadler was commissioned into the Royal Sussex Militia Artillery, a newly formed part-time home defence unit of the Royal Artillery (RA). (It was retitled the 3rd Brigade, Cinque Ports Division, RA, in 1882 and Sussex Artillery (Eastern Division) RA in 1889, before becoming the Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia) in 1902.). He was promoted Lieutenant the following year and Captain in 1858. He was promoted to Honorary Major in 1874, and full Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1879. He resigned his commission in 1882, and was appointed Honorary Colonel of the unit.[1][2]
Following his retirement from the militia, Sadler became a diplomat. He was Consul at Chicago, and most of the Midwestern American States in 1887.[3]
In 1893 and again in 1893-94, he was Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf (for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the Trucial States). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in December 1901.[4]
Sadler died in 1910, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. His wife, Sophia Jane, Lady Sadler, died on 12 February 1902, and is buried next to him.
References
- ↑ Army List, various dates.
- ↑ Hart's Army List 1899.
- ↑ "No. 25688". The London Gazette. 1 April 1887. p. 1914.
- ↑ "Court circular". The Times (36635). London. 11 December 1901. p. 9.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stuart Godfrey |
Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf 1893 |
Succeeded by James Crawford |
| Preceded by James Crawford |
Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf 1893–1894 |
Succeeded by Frederick Wilson |
| Preceded by William Ferris (Resident) |
Consul-General of British Somaliland (Resident 1897-8) 1898–1901 |
Succeeded by Eric Swayne |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Harry Johnston |
Commissioner of Uganda 1902–1906 |
Succeeded by Hesketh Bell |
| Preceded by Sir Donald Stewart |
Governor of the British East Africa Protectorate 1905–1909 |
Succeeded by Sir Percy Girouard |
| Preceded by Sir Ralph Champneys Williams |
Governor of the Windward Islands 1909–1910 |
Succeeded by Sir George Haddon-Smith |