Robert Gilmour Colquhoun
British diplomat
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Sir Robert Gilmour Colquhoun KCB (9 January 1803 – 10 November 1870)[1] was a Scottish diplomat.
Robert Gilmour Colquhoun | |
|---|---|
| British Agent and Consul-General in Egypt | |
| In office 14 January 1859 – 1865 | |
| British Agent in Romania | |
| In office 18 November 1851 – 1858 | |
| British Consul-General in Romania | |
| In office 15 December 1837 – 1858 | |
| British Consul in Romania | |
| In office 18 January 1835 – 15 December 1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1803 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 10 November 1870 (aged 67) Pitlochry, Scotland |
| Education | Pembroke College, Oxford |
Biography
Colquhoun was born on Jamaica Street, Glasgow, and baptised in Luss, Dunbartonshire,[2] the eldest and only surviving son of Robert Colquhoun, 16th of Camstradden and Harriet Farrer.[3] He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford.[4] He was appointed consul in Bucharest, Romania on 18 January 1835, consul-general on 15 December 1837, and agent and consul-general on 18 November 1851. He received the Order of the Nichan Iftikhar. He was employed in Bosnia in 1854.[5]
He was appointed agent and consul-general in Egypt on 14 January 1859.[6] He served there until he retired in 1865 with the confidence and respect of the British government, and the rank of Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.[7]
