List of diplomats of Great Britain to the Republic of Genoa
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List of diplomats from the Kingdom of England and Great Britain to the Republic of Genoa
Envoys Extraordinary of England (to 1707)
- 1697–1698 and 1702–1705: Sir Lambert Blackwell[1]
- 1705: Col. Mitford Crowe Resident[1]
- 1706–1707: Dr Henry Newton (usually absent)[1]
Envoys Extraordinary of Great Britain (from 1707)
- 1707–1711: Dr Henry Newton (usually absent)[1]
- 1708–1713: William Richard Chetwynd Resident 1708–1711; then Envoy Extraordinary[1][2]
- 1710: John Molesworth Envoy Extraordinary[1]
- 1714–1722: Henry Davenant[1]
No formal representation 1722–1763, other than Consuls
- c.1723–1738: John Bagshaw Consul[3]
- c.1738–c.1756: John Birtles Consul[3]
- c.1758–1775: James Hollford Consul[3]
Ministers
- 1763: Capt Augustus Harvey Minister[1]
- 1763–1766: Commodore Thomas Harrison Minister[1]
- 1767–1769: Commodore Richard Spey Minister[1]
No formal diplomatic representation 1769–1793, other than Consuls
Minister Plenipoteniary
British Representatives to Genoa since 1797
Great Britain became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801; the city and republic of Genoa also transferred through several changes of national status during the 19th century.
France 1797 to 1814
In 1797, the Republic passed into French control as the Ligurian Republic, and was formally annexed to France in 1805 as the département of Gênes.
Kingdom of Sardinia 1814 to 1861
At the 1814 Congress of Vienna, Genoa became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Britain continued to appoint Consuls to the city.
- 1840–1857: Timothy Yeats Brown Consul-General[13][14][15]
- 1856: Edward Algernoon Le Mesurier,[16] Consul-general; Montague Yeats-Brown Vice-Consul[14][15]
- 1858–1893: Montague Yeats-Brown Consul[17][14][15]
Kingdom of Italy, 1861
The Kingdom of Sardinia became the core of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
- 1893: Charles Alfred Payton, Consul[15]
- 1908: William Keene MVO, Consul[15][18]
- 1918: Edward C Blech CMG, Consul-General[8]
- 1920: William H.M. Sinclair, Consul; James R Murray Vice-Consul[15]
- 1922: Harry Churchill CMG, Consul-General[8]
- 1925: Robert Erskine Consul-General,[8] C. F. W. Andrews Vice-Consul[15]
- 1930: Edward William Paget Thurstan, CMG Consul-General;[15][19] I. L. Henderson Vice-Consul[15]
- 1935: A. G. Major Consul-General; W. J. Sullivan Vice-Consul[15]
- 1940: W. S. Edmonds CMG, OBE Consul-General; Donald CameronVice-Consul[15]
Italian Republic, 1946
Consuls were appointed to Genoa from 1950 until 1995; since when all consuls have been honorary.[15]