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Edwin Corbett

1819 – 1888

British diplomat

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Lived 1819 – 1888 (aged 68). Edwin Corbett was a British diplomat.

Edwin Corbett (4 December 1819 – 22 February 1888) was a British diplomat who was envoy to several countries.

Career Edwin Corbett graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1843, joined the Diplomatic Service in 1847 and was attaché at Paris, Washington, D.C., Madrid and Copenhagen. He was Secretary of Legation at Florence in 1858, at Stockholm in 1860, at Frankfurt in 1862, and at Munich in 1865. In 1866 he was promoted to be chargé d'affaires and Consul-General to the Central American Republics (Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and Salvador), based in Guatemala City, and in 1873 he was promoted to Minister Resident and Consul-General for the same countries. He was Minister Resident to Switzerland 1874–78 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece 1878–81, to Brazil 1881–84 and to Sweden and Norway 1884–1888.

Family Edwin Corbett married Emily Isabella Dutton, daughter of James Dutton, 3rd Baron Sherborne. They had five children.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Trinity College
Positions held
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Switzerland, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Sweden, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Greece, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Brazil
Employers
Foreign Office

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Edwin Corbett's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Edwin Corbett?

British diplomat

When was Edwin Corbett born?

Edwin Corbett was born on 4 December 1819.

When did Edwin Corbett die?

Edwin Corbett died on 22 February 1888 in Stockholm.

What was Edwin Corbett's occupation?

Edwin Corbett was a diplomat.

What nationality was Edwin Corbett?

Edwin Corbett was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edwin Corbett

· Wikidata: Q15989924

· DBpedia: Edwin Corbett

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