Sir Edward Thomas Frederick Crowe (20 August 1877 – 8 March 1960) was a senior

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and

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Biography

Born on the Greek island of Zakynthos on 20 August 1877, Edward Crowe was educated at

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. In 1897 he joined the Diplomatic Service and was appointed as a

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. By 1901, he had been promoted to be Vice-Consul at the

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in Yokohama. In 1903 he was appointed Vice-Consul at the British Consulate in

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and, in 1904, he was appointed Acting Consul at the

in Tamsui District. Between 1906 and 1918 he was

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at the British Embassy in Tokyo and, between 1918 and 1925, he was Commercial Counsellor at the British Embassy in Tokyo. Between 1925 and 1928 he was seconded to the

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as Director of the Foreign Division of the Department for Overseas Trade and, between 1928 and 1937, he was Comptroller-General of the Department for Overseas Trade. Sir Edward Crowe was invested as a Commander of the

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in 1911, as a Knight Bachelor in 1922, and as a Knight Commander of the

in 1930. He retired from the

in 1937, and was President of the

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between 1941 and 1943. He died in Cairo, on 8 March 1960, aged 82, whilst visiting his son, Sir Colin Crowe, who was British Chargé d'Affaires in Egypt at the time of his father's death.Obituary, '' The Times'', 9 March 1960, p.15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowe, Edward Thomas Frederick 1877 births 1960 deaths Members of HM Diplomatic Service People educated at Bedford School Knights Bachelor Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 20th-century British diplomats