Philip Warwick (1640–1683) was a British diplomat. He was the only son of Sir

Philip Warwick Sir Philip Warwick (24 December 160915 January 1683), English writer and politician, born in Westminster, was the son of Thomas Warwick, or Warrick, a musician. Life He was educated at Eton, he travelled abroad for some time and in 1636 became ...

(1609–1683), the English writer and politician. The younger Philip was probably admitted to the

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in 1656. In 1680, he was appointed as British envoy extraordinary to

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(to represent the subjects of all three British kingdoms), arriving in 1680. His diplomatic business was mainly concerned with trade, the possible renewal of a commercial treaty, and problems encountered by individual merchants. In January 1683, he obtained leave to return to England to deal with family affairs, leaving his secretary Dr John Robinson as Chargé d'Affaires. However, he died in March at Newmarket with the result that Robinson succeeded as envoy.

References

*A. N. L. Grosjean, ‘Warwick, Philip (bap. 1640, d. 1683)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 200

accessed 18 April 2009. 1640 births 1683 deaths Members of the Inner Temple Ambassadors of England to Sweden 17th-century English diplomats {{England-diplomat-stub