Sir Robert Alexander Osborne Dalyell of the Binns, 8th Baronet DL JP (1821 – 1886) was a British diplomat, and one of the

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. In some sources, his middle name is spelled Osborn. He received an M.A. in 1847 from

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. He studied law at the

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and was called to the bar in 1849. He was a J.P. and D.L. of

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. In his diplomatic career, he was acting consul-general in

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1856–7, and in

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1857–9. He was consul in Erzerum,

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1859–62, in

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1862–1865, and in Ruse, Bulgaria 1865–74.thePeerage.com says he was consul at "Rustchuk" (ie., Ruse) until 1879, bu
''London Gazette''
has another person, Richard Reade, ''leaving'' that post in 1878. He died unmarried and the baronetcy became dormant until 1914. He is buried in Abercorn churchyard in

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

. The grave lies to the south-east next to the southern path.

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Sir Robert Alexander Osborne Dalyell of the Binns, 8th Bt.
(thePeerage.com) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalyell, Robert Alexander Osborne 1821 births 1886 deaths British diplomats Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple Place of birth missing Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia