Reginald Hoare

Sir Reginald Hervey Hoare KCMG (19 July 1882 – 12 August 1954) was a British diplomat and banker.

Early life Hoare was born on 19 July 1882 at Minley Manor in Hampshire. Rex, as he was known, was the fourth son, in a family of four sons and three daughters, of Katharine Patience Georgiana Hervey and Charles Hoare (1844–1898), senior partner of C. Hoare & Co. His maternal grandparents were the former Patience Singleton and Lord Arthur Hervey, the Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1869 to 1894 (who was the fourth son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol).

Through his father, he was a descendant of King Henry VII.

Hoare was educated at Eton College. While in Russia, he replaced Francis Oswald Lindley and served under British consul, Douglas Young.

In 1931, he became Envoy Extraordinary and Minister plenipotentiary to Persia in Tehran, serving until 1934. In 1934, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister plenipotentiary to Romania and began serving in 1935. Following King Carol's abdication in 1940, Hoare was withdrawn from Romania in 1941; he retired in 1942. Lucy's grandfathers were Ferdinand Seymour, Earl St. Maur (son of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset) and the Rt. Hon. George Cavendish-Bentinck (grandson of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland). Lucy's brothers, Ferdinand and Victor, were the 8th and 9th Duke of Portland, respectively. Together, Reginald and Lucy were the parents of one child:

Joseph Andrew Christopher Hoare (1925–2002), the former chairman of Association of Chartered & Technical Analysts. He married Lady Christina Alice McDonnell, a daughter of Randal McDonnell, 8th Earl of Antrim and the artist Angela Sykes of Glenarm Castle. Among her brothers was Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim and artist Hector McDonnell.

He lived at Pine Crest in Hawley and at 80 Harley House on Marylebone Road in London. Sir Reginald died in London on 12 August 1954.