Ralph Stevenson
British diplomat (1895–1977)
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Sir Ralph Clarmont Skrine Stevenson, GCMG, MLC, CP (16 May 1895 – 23 June 1977)[1] was a British diplomat.
16 May 1895
Ralph Stevenson | |
|---|---|
Stevenson in 1946 | |
| British Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office 1950–1955 | |
| British Ambassador to the Republic of China | |
| In office 1946–1950 | |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 1943-1946 | |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 1939-1941 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph Clarmont Skrine Stevenson 16 May 1895 |
| Died | 23 June 1977 (aged 82) |
| Spouse |
Helen Boreel
(m. 1921; div. 1944) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University College, Oxford |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Rifle Brigade |
| Conflicts | World War I |
Biography
He was the son of Surgeon-General, H.W. Stevenson and was educated at Wellington College and University College, Oxford. He married Helen Barbara Izabel Boreel on 27 October 1921 and they had one son and divorced in 1944.[2] He had served in the Rifle Brigade during the First World War, becoming Captain in 1917. His diplomatic career began as 3rd Secretary to the Diplomatic Service in 1919; 2nd Secretary in 1921 and 1st Secretary in 1928. Moving through positions of acting Counselor (1937); Counselor (1938) he became Minister in 1941. During this period he served with the Foreign Office in missions at Copenhagen, Berlin, Sofia, The Hague, Cairo and Barcelona.[citation needed]
In 1943, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Yugoslavia, a post he held until 1946.[3] He was the British Ambassador to China from 1946 to 1950.[4] Stevenson was Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Egypt from 1950 to 1953 and later on to the Republic of Egypt from 1953 to 1955. He was also a member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man from 1955 to 1970, as well as Captain of the Parish of Arbory from 1963 to 1976.[5]
