Halliday Macartney
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Halliday Macartney was a member of the same family as George Macartney
, the 18th century British ambassador to China.
He became a civil servant of the Chinese imperial government, first in China and then in England.
His first wife was a near relative of Lar Wang, one of the leaders of the Taiping rebellion.
Their son, George, served as the British representative in Kashgar
for 28 years.
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB was an Irish-born British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled...
, the 18th century British ambassador to China.
He became a civil servant of the Chinese imperial government, first in China and then in England.
His first wife was a near relative of Lar Wang, one of the leaders of the Taiping rebellion.
Their son, George, served as the British representative in Kashgar
Kashgar
Kashgar or Kashi is an oasis city with approximately 350,000 residents in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Kashgar is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture which has an area of 162,000 km² and a population of approximately...
for 28 years.