James Bottomley (diplomat)

James Bottomley (diplomat)

Sir James Reginald Alfred Bottomley, KCMG (Born 12 January 1920) was a British diplomat.

He was educated at King's College School and Trinity College, Cambridge, and served as British Ambassador to South Africa from 1973-1976.

He was made CMG in 1965, and KCMG in 1973.

He was the son of Cecil Bottomley and Alice Bottomley, daughter of Richard Robinson. He Married Barbara Vardon, and they had 3 sons and 2 daughters, one of whom is the MP Peter Bottomley.


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