Robert Clive

Sir Robert Henry Clive (23 December 1877 – 13 May 1948) was a British diplomat.

Early life Clive was the son of Charles Meysey Bolton Clive and the great-grandson of Edward Clive. His mother was Lady Kathleen Elizabeth Mary Julia, daughter of William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh. He was educated at Haileybury College and Magdalen College, Oxford.

Career Clive entered the Diplomatic Service in 1902. He was General-Consul for Bavaria between 1923 and 1924 and for Morocco between 1924 and 1926 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia between 1926 and 1931 and to the Holy See between 1933 and 1934.

Clive served as British Ambassador to Belgium between 1937 and 1939.

Clive was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1919 Birthday Honours, while he was First Secretary in Stockholm, promoted to Knight Commander of the order (KCMG) in the 1927 New Year Honours and again to Knight Grand Cross of the order (GCMG) in the 1936 New Year Honours. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1934 and He retired from the Diplomatic Service in 1939.

Personal life In 1905, Clive married the Honourable Magdalen, daughter of Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baron Muir-Mackenzie. They had two sons and one daughter.

Clive died in May 1948, aged 70. Lady Clive died in October 1971, aged 87.