Sir John Edgar Galsworthy (19 June 1919 – 18 May 1992) was a British diplomat, ambassador to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

1972–1977, and counsellor to the UK delegation to the

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. He was knighted KCVO in 1975 on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Mexico. He was educated at

Emanuel School Emanuel School is an independent, co-educational day school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded in 1594 by Anne Sackville, Lady Dacre and Queen Elizabeth I and occupies a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site close to Clapham Junction ra ...

and

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus"), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century through to the early 19th century ...

, and served in

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as an officer in the

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1959. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, by the merger of the 32nd (Cornwall Light ...

. His service number was 130051. Galsworthy's brother, Sir

Arthur Galsworthy Sir Arthur Norman Galsworthy (1 July 1916 – 7 October 1986) was a British soldier and diplomat. He was educated at Emanuel School and the University of Cambridge. In 1967, he was established a Knight Commander of the Order of St Mich ...

KCVO, was the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands and High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1970 to 1973. In 1973, he was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, where he served from 1973 to 1976. Arthur Galsworthy is the father of the diplomat Sir Anthony Galsworthy.

References

GALSWORTHY, Sir John (Edgar)
''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galsworthy, John Edgar Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mexico Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry officers British Army personnel of World War II 1919 births 1992 deaths People educated at Emanuel School Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge British expatriates in New Zealand British expatriates in Ireland