Hubert Graves

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Sir Hubert Graves
KCMG MC
British Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam
In office
1954–1955
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded bySir Hugh Stephenson
British Minister to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
In office
1951–1954
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born10 August 1894
Died5 April 1972 (aged 75)
NationalityBritish
Children2
OccupationDiplomat

Sir Hubert Ashton Graves (10 August 1894 – 5 April 1972) was a British diplomat who served as British Minister to the associate states of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from 1951 to 1954 and Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam from 1954 to 1955.

Career

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Graves served with Leicestershire Regiment[1] and the Machine Gun Corps during World War I. In 1918, he was awarded the Military Cross. After working at the Inland Revenue Department for several years,[2] he entered the Consular Service in 1926, and served in various posts in the Far East. In 1926, he was appointed a student interpreter in the Far Eastern Consular Service.[3] In 1928, he was appointed vice-consul in Japan.[4], and in 1939, consul at Osaka.[5] From 1942 to 1945, he was seconded to the Naval Board and Department of External Affairs, Australia, on special duties, and in 1945 was controller in the Far Eastern Division of the Political Intelligence Department.[6][7]

After World War II, Graves was appointed counsellor at the British Embassy at Washington, a post he held from 1946 to 1951.[8] In 1951, he was appointed Minister to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.[9] In 1954, following the Geneva Conference which separated the three separate states of French Indochina, the status of the post in Vietnam was raised to an Embassy, and he became Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam),[10] serving in the post until his retirement in 1955.[6][7][11]

Personal life and death

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Graves married twice. First, in 1921 to Madeleine Constance Marie Michelle Bourdillon and they had a son. After she died, he married Albertine Louise Macon in 1929 and they had a daughter.[7]

Graves died on 5 April 1972, aged 77.[6]

Honours

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Graves was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1947 Birthday Honours,[12] and promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1953 New Year Honours.[13] In 1918, he was awarded the Military Cross (MC).[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 29277". The London Gazette. 27 August 1915. p. 8540.
  2. ^ "No. 32793". The London Gazette. 6 February 1923. p. 924.
  3. ^ "No. 33149". The London Gazette. 9 April 1926. p. 2480.
  4. ^ "No. 33385". The London Gazette. 18 May 1928. p. 3500.
  5. ^ "No. 34620". The London Gazette. 28 April 1939. p. 2825.
  6. ^ a b c "Sir Hubert Graves". The Times. 6 April 1972. p. 15.
  7. ^ a b c A. & C. Black (Publishers) Ltd. (1981). Who was who, 1971-1980 : a companion to Who's who. Internet Archive. London : A. & C. Black. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-7136-2176-1.
  8. ^ "No. 37977". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1947. p. 2576.
  9. ^ "No. 39732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1953. p. 5.
  10. ^ "No. 40378". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1955. p. 155.
  11. ^ Colin Mackie (2013). A Directory of British Diplomats [2013]. p. 209.
  12. ^ "No. 37977". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1947. p. 2576.
  13. ^ "No. 39732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1953. p. 5.
  14. ^ "No. 13322". The Edinburgh Gazette (Supplement). 18 September 1918. p. 3392.
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