Herbert Reginald Dauphin Gybbon-Monypenny

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(1895–1988) was a

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Biography

Born on 2 October 1895, Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny was educated at

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. He entered the

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and was Consul-General in

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, between 1943 and 1944, Oriental Counsellor at the British Embassy in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

, between 1944 and 1946, Consul-General in

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, between 1946 and 1951, Consul-General in Jerusalem, between 1951 and 1953, and British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, between 1953 and 1955. Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny was invested as a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in 1953. He retired from

Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service His Majesty's Diplomatic Service (HMDS) is the diplomatic service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dealing with Foreign policy, foreign affairs and representing British interests overseas, as opposed to the Civil Servi ...

in 1955 and died on 22 February 1988, aged 92.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gybbon-Monypenny, Herbert Reginald Dauphin 1895 births 1988 deaths People educated at Bedford School Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic Members of HM Diplomatic Service Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century British diplomats