Sheil, Justin, Sir, 1803-1871
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Name (Latin)
Sheil, Justin, Sir, 1803-1871
Name (Arabic)
شيل، جاستن، السير، 1803-1871
Date of birth
1803-12-02
Date of death
1871-04-18
Place of death
London (England)
Associated country
India
Waterford (Ireland)
Iran
Field of activity
Diplomacy
Military art and science
Occupation
Diplomats
Generals
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Letter to Viscount Palmerston, K.G., on the political importance of the Euphrates Valley Railway ..., 1857:t.p. (Sir Justin Sheil, K.C.B.)
- Dictionary of national biography, 1885-1900:v. 52 (Sheil, Sir Justin (1803-1871), general and diplomatist, born at Bellevue House, near Waterford, on 2 Dec. 1803. Educated at Stonyhurst, he was nominated to an East India cadetship. On 16 Feb. 1836 he was appointed secretary to the British legation in Persia, and in 1844 he succeeded Sir John McNeill as envoy and minister at the Shah's court. That position he held till his retirement in 1854. He had been promoted to the rank of major on 17 Feb. 1841, and became a major-general in 1859. In 1848 he was created a C.B., and in 1855 a K.C.B. He died in London on 18 April 1871)
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Wikipedia description:
Major-General Sir Justin Sheil (2 December 1803 – 18 April 1871) was an Irish army officer and diplomat, the British envoy in Persia from 1844 to 1854.
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