1876 - 1947 (71 years)
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| Name |
Aretas (2nd Viscount Chilston, 2nd Baron Douglas of Baads) Akers-Douglas |
| Birth |
17 Feb 1876 |
London, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
25 Jul 1947 |
| Person ID |
I146946 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
7 Jan 2016 |
| Father |
Viscount Aretas (1st Viscount Chilston, 1st Baron Douglas of Baads) Akers-Douglas, b. 21 Oct 1851, Hayes, Kent, England d. 15 Jan 1926, 34 Lower Belgrave Street, London, England (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Adeline Mary Austen-Smith d. 25 Feb 1929 |
| Marriage |
10 Jun 1875 |
Hayes, Kent, England |
| Family ID |
F57400 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston was educated between 1890 and 1895 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England .
He was with the Diplomatic Service in 1898. He was 3rd Secretary to Cairo in 1900. He was 2nd Secretary in 1905. He was Acting Agent and Consul to Sofia in 1907. He was Charg? d'Affairs to Montenegro between 1911 and 1914. He was 1st Secretary in 1912. He was Charg? d'Affairs to Romania in 1914. He was with the Foreign Office in 1915. He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria between 1921 and 1928. He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Hungary between 1928 and 1933. He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia between 1933 and 1938.
He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots.
He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1927. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1935. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1939.
He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Chilston, of Boughton Malherbe, co. Kent [U.K., 1911] on 15 January 1926. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Douglas of Baads, co. Midlothian [U.K., 1911] on 15 January 1926.
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