Adrian Holman

Adrian Holman

Sir Adrian Holman KBE CMG MC (22 December 1895 - 6 September 1974) was a British diplomat.

Early life

The son of Richard Haswell Holman, he was educated at Copthorne Prepararory School, Harrow School, and New College, Oxford.

Career

He served in British Army during the Great War, from 1915 to 1918, and received the Military Cross and was mentioned in despatches.

In 1920, he joived the Diplomatic Service as a Third Secretary, serving in Brussels from 1921 to 1924 (promoted to Second Secretary while there, 1922). In Rome, 1924-1926, then Paris, 1926 to 1931, (becoming First Secretary in 1931) then at HM Legation in Peking, from 1931 to 1935. At the Foreign Office, 1935-1938, then at the British Embassies in Berlin 1938-1939 and The Hague, 1939. In 1940, he married (secondly) Betty, the only daughter of Sir Gilbert Fox, 1st Baronet. Posted to Bagdad, 1940, where he became Counsellor, then to Teheran in 1942 and next the British Mission in Algiers.

In 1944, Holman returned to Paris as Minister, then was British Political Representative in Rumania, from 1946to 1947 and Minister there, 1947-49. He was Minister Plenipotentiary to Cuba, from 1949, a post which was redesignated as Ambassador in 1950. He remained in Cuba until he retired from the Foreign Service in May, 1954.

In retirement, he lived at Bohunt Manor, Liphook, Hampshire, where he indulged his recreations of fishing and gardening. He was a member of the Bath Club in London.

Honours

*Military Cross
*Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1936
*Coronation Medal, 1937
*Coronation Medal, 1953
*Chevalier of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
*Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1954

References

*"HOLMAN, Sir Adrian" in "Who's Who 1974 (London, A. & C. Black, 1974)


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