Frederick Millar, 1st Baron Inchyra
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Frederick Robert Hoyer Millar, 1st Baron Inchyra GCMG
CVO
(6 June 1900 – 16 October 1989), was a British
diplomat who served as Ambassador to West Germany
from 1955 to 1956.
and New College, Oxford
. Millar entered the Diplomatic Service
in 1923, and served in various capacities at the British embassies in Berlin
, Paris
and Cairo
and at the Foreign Office
. From 1934 to 1938 he was Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon
, Sir Samuel Hoare and Anthony Eden
respectively).
Deputy at the North Atlantic Council
from 1950 to 1952 and its Representative thereon from 1952 to 1953. The latter year Millar was appointed High Commissioner to the British Zone of occupied Germany, a post he held until 1955, and was then Ambassador to West Germany
from 1955 to 1956. After his return to Britain
he served as Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office
from 1957 to 1962.
in 1949 and a GCMG
in 1956, and in 1962 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Inchyra, of St Madoes in the County of Perth.
Lord Inchyra married in 1931 Jonkvrouw Anna Judith Elisabeth de Marees van Swinderen (1906-1999), daughter of Jonkheer
René de Marees van Swinderen
, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs 1908-1913 and Dutch Ambassador in London 1913-1937, of the Netherlands
. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. Lord Inchyra died in October 1989, aged 89. He was succeeded in the Barony by his eldest son Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
CVO
Royal Victorian Order
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(6 June 1900 – 16 October 1989), was a British
United Kingdom
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diplomat who served as Ambassador to West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
from 1955 to 1956.
Background and early career
The son of Robert Hoyer Millar, he was educated at WellingtonWellington College, Berkshire
-Former pupils:Notable former pupils include historian P. J. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, impressionist Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks, language school pioneer John Haycraft, political journalist Robin Oakley, actor Sir Christopher...
and New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
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. Millar entered the Diplomatic Service
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
in 1923, and served in various capacities at the British embassies in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Cairo
Cairo
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and at the Foreign Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
. From 1934 to 1938 he was Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon GCSI GCVO OBE PC was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second. He is one of only three people to have served as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer,...
, Sir Samuel Hoare and Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957...
respectively).
Senior diplomatic appointments
During the Second World War he served chiefly at the British embassy in Washington, where he was also Minister Plenipotentiary from 1948 to 1950. Millar was also the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Deputy at the North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Council is the most senior political governing body of NATO established by Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty. The NAC can be held at the Permanent Representative Level , or can be composed of member states' Ministers of State, Defense, or Heads of Government. The NAC has the...
from 1950 to 1952 and its Representative thereon from 1952 to 1953. The latter year Millar was appointed High Commissioner to the British Zone of occupied Germany, a post he held until 1955, and was then Ambassador to West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
from 1955 to 1956. After his return to Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
he served as Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office
Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office
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from 1957 to 1962.
Later life; personal
Millar was made a KCMGOrder of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
in 1949 and a GCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
in 1956, and in 1962 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Inchyra, of St Madoes in the County of Perth.
Lord Inchyra married in 1931 Jonkvrouw Anna Judith Elisabeth de Marees van Swinderen (1906-1999), daughter of Jonkheer
Jonkheer
Jonkheer is a Dutch honorific of nobility.-Honorific of nobility:"Jonkheer" or "Jonkvrouw" is literally translated as "young lord" or "young lady". In medieval times such a person was a young and unmarried son or daughter of a high ranking knight or nobleman...
René de Marees van Swinderen
René de Marees van Swinderen
Jhr. Reneke de Marees van Swinderen was a Dutch diplomat and politician.-References:* at the Institute of Netherlands History]...
, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs 1908-1913 and Dutch Ambassador in London 1913-1937, of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. Lord Inchyra died in October 1989, aged 89. He was succeeded in the Barony by his eldest son Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar.