Lord Augustus Loftus
| The Right Honourable Lord Augustus Loftus GCB PC | |
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Lord Augustus Loftus by unknown photographer | |
| 15th Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 4 August 1879 – 9 November 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Hercules Robinson |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Carrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1817 |
| Died |
7 March 1904 (aged 86) Surrey, England |
Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus GCB PC (4 October 1817 – 7 March 1904) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Ambassador to Prussia from 1865 to 1868, to the North German Confederation from 1868 to 1871 and to the Russian Empire from 1871 to 1879 and Governor of New South Wales from 1879 to 1885.
Background
Loftus was the fourth son of John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely, by Anna Maria Dashwood, daughter of Sir Henry Dashwood, 3rd Baronet.[1]
Career
Loftus entered the diplomatic service in 1837 as attaché at Berlin and was likewise attaché at Stuttgart in 1844. He was secretary to Sir Stratford Canning in 1848, and after serving as secretary of legation at Stuttgart (1852), and Berlin (1853), was envoy at Vienna (1858), Berlin (1860) and Munich (1862). He was subsequently Ambassador at Berlin from 1865 to 1868, to the North German Confederation from 1868 to 1871 and to Saint Petersburg from 1871 to 1879.[2] He then served as Governor of New South Wales from 1879 to 1885.[3] He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1866[4] and sworn of the Privy Council in 1868.[5]
Family
Loftus married Emma Maria Greville, daughter of Vice-Admiral Henry Francis Greville, in 1845. They had three sons and two daughters.[1] The town of Emmaville, New South Wales, was named after Emma in 1882.[6] Lady Augustus died in January 1902. Loftus survived her by two years and died in Surrey, England, in March 1904, aged 86.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus
- ↑
Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Loftus, Augustus William Frederick Spencer". Encyclopedia Americana. - ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23134. p. 3871. 6 July 1866.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23440. p. 5858. 11 November 1868.
- ↑ David Klune and Ken Turner, The Governors of New South Wales, 1788-2010, The Federation Press, 2010, pp. 317–329.
Further reading
- Ward, A. W. (2004). "Loftus, Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer (1817–1904)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
- Loftus, A. (1892). "The diplomatic reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus. 1837-1862"
- Loftus, A. (1894). "The diplomatic reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus. 1862-1879"
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Sir George Hamilton Seymour |
British Ambassador to Austria 1858–1860 |
Succeeded by The Lord Bloomfield |
| Preceded by The Lord Bloomfield |
British Minister to Prussia 1860–1862 |
Succeeded by Andrew Buchanan |
| Preceded by John Milbanke |
British Minister to Bavaria 1862–1866 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Howard |
| Preceded by The Lord Napier |
British Ambassador to Prussia (to the North German Confederation 1868-71) 1866–1871 |
Succeeded by The Lord Ampthill (as Ambassador to the German Empire) |
| Preceded by George Vane |
British Ambassador to Russia 1871–1879 |
Succeeded by The Lord Dufferin and Claneboye |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Hercules Robinson |
Governor of New South Wales 1879–1885 |
Succeeded by The Lord Carrington |
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