Clare Ford
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Sir Francis Clare Ford GCB
, GCMG
, PC
(1828 – 31 January 1899) was an English
diplomat.
The son of Richard Ford
, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Fourth Light Dragoons. However, he left the army in 1851, entered the diplomatic service, and became Secretary of Legation at Washington, D.C.
, where he was acting charges d'affaires
in 1867–1868. In 1871 he was appointed Secretary of Embassy at St. Petersburg
and in 1872 was transferred to Vienna
. He represented the British government in 1897 at Halifax
before the International Commission, by decision of which $5,500,000 was awarded to Great Britain
for superior advantages obtained by the United States
in the Washington fisheries treaty of 1871. In 1878–1879 he was Minister to the Argentine Republic and during a portion of the time to Uruguay also.
Ford was afterward appointed to similar posts at Rio de Janeiro and at Athens. In 1884 he became Minister (from 1887 Ambassador) to Spain, in 1884–1885 was commissioner to settle the Newfoundland fisheries question, in 1892 was transferred to Constantinople and in 1893 to Rome. His services to British diplomacy won for him frequent official recognition, including appointment to the Privy Council
in 1888.
Order of the Bath
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, GCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
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, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(1828 – 31 January 1899) was an English
English people
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diplomat.
The son of Richard Ford
Richard Ford (writer)
Richard Ford was an English writer. He graduated at Trinity College, Oxford, in 1817, and was afterward called to the bar, but never practiced. He spent four years traveling in Spain and in 1845 published his delightful Handbook for Travellers in Spain, in two volumes...
, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Fourth Light Dragoons. However, he left the army in 1851, entered the diplomatic service, and became Secretary of Legation at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, where he was acting charges d'affaires
Chargé d'affaires
In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...
in 1867–1868. In 1871 he was appointed Secretary of Embassy at St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
and in 1872 was transferred to Vienna
Vienna
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. He represented the British government in 1897 at Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
before the International Commission, by decision of which $5,500,000 was awarded to Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
for superior advantages obtained by the United States
United States
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in the Washington fisheries treaty of 1871. In 1878–1879 he was Minister to the Argentine Republic and during a portion of the time to Uruguay also.
Ford was afterward appointed to similar posts at Rio de Janeiro and at Athens. In 1884 he became Minister (from 1887 Ambassador) to Spain, in 1884–1885 was commissioner to settle the Newfoundland fisheries question, in 1892 was transferred to Constantinople and in 1893 to Rome. His services to British diplomacy won for him frequent official recognition, including appointment to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1888.