Loraine, Percy, 1880-1961
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Name (Latin)
Loraine, Percy, 1880-1961
Other forms of name
Loraine, Percy Lyham, Sir, bart., 1880-1961
Date of birth
1880-11-05
Date of death
1961-05-23
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- ULI: The professional diplomat : Sir Percy Loraine of Kirkhale BT., 1880-1961 / Gordon Waterfield
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Wikipedia description:
Sir Percy Lyham Loraine, 12th Baronet, (5 November 1880 – 23 May 1961) was a British diplomat. He was British High Commissioner to Egypt from 1929 to 1933, British Ambassador to Turkey from 1933 to 1939 and British Ambassador to Italy from 1939 to 1940. In later life he was involved in breeding thoroughbreds for horse racing and won the 2000 Guineas Stakes in 1954 with Darius. He was the last of the Loraine baronets, having no sons to succeed him.
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