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William Henry Doveton (WHD) Haggard | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Ecuador | |
| In office 1890–1894 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| British Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| In office 1897–1902 | |
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
| British Ambassador to Argentina | |
| In office 1902–1906 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| British Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office 1906–1914 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Henry Doveton Haggard 25 June 1846 West Bradenham, Norfolk, UK |
| Died | 22 January 1926 Kent, UK |
| Spouse | Emily Margaret Hancox (m.1877) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir William Henry Doveton Haggard (WHD Haggard) (1846-1926) was a British diplomat. He was born in West Bradenham Hall, West Bradenham, Norfolk on 25 June 1846 and died on 22 January 1926 in Kent. He served as Britain's ambassador to Ecuador from 1890-1894; to Venezuela from 1897-1902; to Argentina from 1902-1906; and to Brazil from 1906-1914. He married twice, to Caroline Ann Carroll on 11 September 1875 and to Emily Margaret Hancox on 15 January 1887. He had four children.[1]
In 1882, he co-authored a translation from Turkish to Persian of a guide for European travellers.[2]
While serving in Venezuala, he contributed to a public health report.[3]
As British Resident in Buenos Aires in 1902, he was instrumental in the transfer of the British weather station on Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands to Argentina.[4] and served simultaneously as ambassador to Paraguay.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Haggard, Sir William Henry Doveton, (1846-1926), Knight Diplomat". The National Archives. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Haggard, William Henry Doverton, ed. (1882). ʿAlī Āḫūndzāda, F., 1882. The Vazír of Lankurá]: a Persian play [transl. from the Turkish of Fath Ali]. A Textbook of modern colloquial Persian for the use of European travellers, residents in Persia, and students in India.
- ^ Brathwaite, H. W.; Haggard, W. H. D.; Sanderson, Jas (May 1898). "BARBADOS. From the secretary to the quarantine authority, Trinided, to the clerk of the quarantine board, Barbados". Public Health Reports (1896-1970). 13 (20): 518–519. JSTOR 41440006.
- ^ Dudeney, John R.; Walton, David W.H. (2011). "From Scotia to 'Operation Tabarin': developing British policy for Antarctica". Polar Record. 48 (4): 342–360. doi:10.1017/S0032247411000520. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. p. 5887.