Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt

Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt
Born (1874-06-25)June 25, 1874
Died June 11, 1963(1963-06-11) (aged 88)
Pen name Shelland Bradley
Occupation Civil Servant and Writer
Nationality British
Alma mater Oxford University
Spouse Lady Norah Beatrice Henriette Spencer-Churchill

Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt, B.A. (Oxon.), ICS, FRGS (25 June 1874–11 June 1963), diplomat and writer, began his career as an English member of the Indian Civil Service. His duty in India began in 1896, and he started as an assistant magistrate and collector. He was originally assigned to Khulna, Midnapore, Hooghly and Calcutta. At some point he was re-assigned to the commander-in-chief in India, and later served in the British legation in Tehran.[1] Bradley-Birt wrote both fiction and non-fiction about his travels in India, Persia and the Middle East. In India he was attached to the Archaeological service, and this formed the basis for some of his non-fiction work. He wrote under his own name and under the pseudonym "Shelland Bradley."

Ramananda Chatterjee credited Bradley-Birt with "resuscitating" the literary study of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.[2]

Bradley-Birt married (1 December 1920) Norah Spencer-Churchill, daughter of George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough (she was, therefore, a cousin of Winston Churchill).

Bradley-Birt owned a property known as Birtsmorton Court, which he acquired from his uncle, F. R. Bradley-Birt, who bought it in 1911, re-uniting it with the neighboring property of Berrow, which was already under his ownership.[3]

Works

Written under pseudonym

References

  1. "Peer to Speak at Downer on Trip in Persia". The Milwaukee Journal: 10. 7 March 1934.
  2. The Modern Review 36. 1924. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Birtsmorton". British History Online. Retrieved 22 January 2012. quoting, Page (ed.), William; Willis-Bund (ed.), J.W. (1924). A History of the County of Worcester 4. pp. 29–33.

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