Milne Cheetham

Sir Joshua Milne Crompton Cheetham (9 July 1869 – 6 January 1938) was a British diplomat.

Biography Born in Preston, the son of Joshua Milne Cheetham, MP, he was educated at Rossall School, from which he won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford.

He later served in the British embassy in Paris, and was appointed minister to Switzerland in 1922. In 1924, he was appointed minister to Greece, after a two-year break in diplomatic relations. He was sent to Denmark in 1926, and retired in 1928. stepdaughter of Nikolay Muraviev, the Russian Empire's Minister of Justice and later ambassador to Italy. They married in 1907 and divorced in 1923.

They had one son, Nicolas (1910–2002), who followed in his father's footsteps and went on to have a successful career in the diplomatic service.

Cheetham's second wife was Cynthia Charlette Seymour (d. 1968), whom he married on 11 July 1923.

Decorations Sir Milne Cheetham received the King George V Coronation Medal in 1911, was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1912 New Year Honours, and was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG) in 1915.