Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924

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Anglo-Indian civil servant and diplomat.

From the description of Typewritten letter signed : Lenox, Mass., to Sir Matthew Nathan, 1906 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742357

1872 Barrister, Lincoln's Inn; 1873 Bengal Civil Service; 1879 political secretary to Sir Frederick then Earl Roberts during Kabul Campaign; 1881 CSI; 1884-1894 foreign secretary in India; 1889 KCIE; 1893 mission to Ameer of Afghanistan; 1894 KCSI; 1894-1900 minister at Teheran; 1900-1903 ambassador and consul-general, Madrid; 1903-1906 ambassador to Washington; 1911-1919 director of the Royal Asiatic Society; 1914-1917 president of the Central Asian Society; 1914-1918 recruiter, chairman of a committee to review exemptions from military service.

Epithet: administrator in India and diplomat

Title: Knight

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referencedIn Vol. CXXXVI (ff. 201). 1876 -July 1880.India: Correspondence and papers of Lord Ripon as Viceroy: 1880-1884.includes:f. 1 Charles Owen O'Conor, The O'Conor Don; MP: Letter to Lord Ripon: 1876. ff. 3-9b Rudolph William Basil Feilding, 8th Earl of Denb... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXLIII (ff. 234). Feb.-Sept.1883.India: Correspondence and papers of Lord Ripon as Viceroy: 1880-1884.Sir Henry William Primrose, KCB; Secretary to W E Gladstone: Correspondence and papers as sec. to Lord Ripon: 1880-1884.includes:ff. 1, 119 Li... British Library
referencedIn RIPON PAPERS. Vol. CX (ff. 235). Letters from Members of the Viceroy's Council:-(1) Sir John Strachey, G.C.S.I., chiefly as Financial Member; 1880-1905. ff. 1 -51b. (2) Sir Auckland Colvin, K.C.M.G. (K.C.S.1. 1892), Financial Member; 1883-1884. ff. ..., 1880-1905 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CL (ff. 197). July 1906-1909; followed (f. 197) by a document dated 28 Apr. 1918.includes:ff. 1-4b, 163 Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth: Correspondence with Lord Ripon: 1892-1908.ff. 5-8b William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th ..., 1906-1918 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXLV (ff. 176). April 1884-Nov. 1885.Sir Henry William Primrose, KCB; Secretary to W E Gladstone: Correspondence and papers as sec. to Lord Ripon: 1880-1884.includes:f. 1 Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, private Secretary to Lord Ripon; GCMG 1900: Cor... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXVII (ff. 219). Aug.-Oct. 1880.India: Correspondence and papers of Lord Ripon as Viceroy: 1880-1884.Sir Henry William Primrose, KCB; Secretary to W E Gladstone: Correspondence and papers as sec. to Lord Ripon: 1880-1884.includes:f. 1 Lieutena... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXLIV (ff. 234). Oct. 1883-March 1884.India: Correspondence and papers of Lord Ripon as Viceroy: 1880-1884.Sir Henry William Primrose, KCB; Secretary to W E Gladstone: Correspondence and papers as sec. to Lord Ripon: 1880-1884.includes:f. 1 Sir ... British Library
referencedIn Grant Duff, Mountstuart Elphinstone, Sir, 1829-1906. Grant Duff Collection, 1852-1916 British Library
creatorOf Papers of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Indian Civil Service, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94, 1876-1908 British Library
referencedIn Durand Papers, 1840-1917 School of Oriental and African Studies
referencedIn Bowring, John, 1792-1872. Letters, 1862-1893. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Papers of Sir Henry Marion Durand and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, [ca. 1857-76] Bodleian Library, Oxford
creatorOf Durand, Henry Mortimer, Sir, 1850-1924. Typewritten letter signed : Lenox, Mass., to Sir Matthew Nathan, 1906 Sept. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn India papers, 1737-1947. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn RIPON PAPERS. Vol. CXIV (ff. 265). Correspondence with Charles Grant (K.C.S.I. 1885), chiefly as Secretary to the Foreign Department; 1880-1884.Charles Grant, Secretary, Indian Foreign département; KCSI 1885: Correspondence with Lord Ripon: 1880-1884..., 1880-1884 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir William Lee-Warner, Indian Civil Service 1869-95; India Office official 1895-1903; member of Council of India 1902-12, 1863-1917 British Library
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associatedWith Bowring, John, 1792-1872. person
associatedWith Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand Sir Henry Mortimer Durand person
associatedWith Nathan, Matthew, Sir, 1862-1939, person
associatedWith Wetmore, George Peabody, 1846-1921. person
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Burma, Asia
Hyderabad State, India
Kabul, Afghanistan
North-West Frontier, India
Egypt, Africa
Pondicherry, India
India, Asia
Teheran, Iran
India, Asia
India, Asia
India, Asia
India, Asia
Gilgit, Kashmir
Iran, Asia
India, Asia
Sikkim, Asia
Afghanistan, Asia
Mysore State, India
Travancore State, India
Russia, Europe, Asia
Burma, Asia
Mysore State, India
Afghanistan, Asia
Pamir, India
Cochin State, India
India, Asia
Madras, India
Berar, India
Malaya, Malaysia
Tibet, Asia
Salem, Madras
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Birth 1850-02-14

Death 1924-06-08

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