Robert Hadow
Sir Robert Hadow | |
|---|---|
| British Consul-General in San Francisco | |
| In office 1954–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth White |
| Succeeded by | Sir Herbert Marchant |
| British Consul-General in Los Angeles | |
| In office 1948–1954 | |
| Preceded by | John Carvell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Gillett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1895 |
| Died | 13 January 1963 (aged 67) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Robert Henry Hadow (13 August 1895 – 13 January 1963) was a British diplomat who served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from 1948 to 1954 and Consul-General in San Francisco from 1954 to 1957.
Early life and education
Hadow was born on 13 August 1895, the son of Cecil Macdonald Hadow of Srinagar, Kashmir, and Margaret Campbell Baines. He was educated at Harrow School.[1][2]
Career
Hadow served during World War I with the London Scottish, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders[3] and the Seaforth Highlanders in France, Mesopotamia and Palestine, rose to the rank of captain, was mentioned in dispatches and received the Military Cross.[1][2]
After the War, Hadow joined the Diplomatic Service in 1919,[4] and was sent to Washington as third secretary. He then served at Tehran from 1921 to 1925; Ankara from 1925 to 1928; Ottawa as first secretary from 1928 to 1931; Vienna from 1931 to 1934; and Prague from 1934 to 1937. After two years at the Foreign Office, he was counsellor at Buenos Aires, a post he held from 1940 to 1944.[5] He was then at Washington as counsellor from 1944 to 1948,[6] while also serving as adviser to the U.K. delegation to the United Nations.[1][2][7]
Hadow then served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from 1948 to 1954,[8] and Consul-General in San Francisco from 1954 to 1957.[1][2][7][9]
Personal life and death
Hadow married an American, Elizabeth Lindsay Lomax Wood in 1925 and they had a son and a daughter.[1][2]
Hadow died on 13 January 1963, aged 67.[1]
Honours
Hadow was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1946 New Year Honours.[10] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1953 New Year Honours.[11] He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in the 1916 Birthday Honours.[12]
Further reading
Lindsay Michie Eades, Portrait of an Appeaser: Robert Hadow, First Secretary in the British Foreign Office, 1931-1939, Bloomsbury Academic, 1996.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sir Robert Hadow". The Times. 15 January 1963. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e "Who was who, 1961-1970 : a companion to Who's who". Internet Archive. p. 472. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "No. 29241". The London Gazette. 26 July 1915. p. 7311.
- ^ "No. 13441". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 May 1919. p. 13441.
- ^ "No. 35536". The London Gazette. 24 April 1942. p. 1809.
- ^ "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 1 January 1946. p. 10.
- ^ a b Colin Mackie (2013). A Directory of British Diplomats [2013]. p. 216.
- ^ "No. 38398". The London Gazette. 7 September 1948. p. 4865.
- ^ "No. 40115". The London Gazette. 2 March 1954. p. 1317.
- ^ "No. 37412". The London Gazette. 9 January 1946. p. 275.
- ^ "No. 39732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1953. p. 21.
- ^ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1916. p. 5573.