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Roland Hunt

1916 – 1999

British diplomat

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About Roland Hunt

Lived 1916 – 1999 (aged 83). Roland Hunt was a diplomat.

Roland Charles Colin Hunt (19 March 191624 March 1999) was a British diplomat.

Son of Colin Bertram Hunt (1881–1967), of HM Inspectorate of Schools, and his wife Dorothea Mary (née Charles), Hunt was educated at two boarding schools: The Dragon School and Rugby School. He attended The Queen's College, Oxford.

During the Second World War, he was based in British India as a magistrate and tax collector in the Indian Civil Service. He was UK High Commissioner to Uganda from 1965 to 1967, and UK High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago from 1970 to 1973.

He married Pauline Garnett, daughter of James Clerk Maxwell Garnett. They had five children; three sons and two daughters. Their eldest son is Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton.

The Hunt family were goldsmiths and silversmiths in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, John Samuel Hunt (1785-1865) being in business with his uncle-by-marriage, Paul Storr; also descended from John Samuel Hunt was John Hunt, Baron Hunt of Fawley.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Dragon School, Rugby School, The Queen's College
Positions held
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Uganda
Employers
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign Office
Also known as
Roland Charles Colin Hunt

People in Roland Hunt's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Roland Hunt?

British diplomat

When was Roland Hunt born?

Roland Hunt was born on 19 March 1916.

When did Roland Hunt die?

Roland Hunt died on 24 March 1999.

What was Roland Hunt's occupation?

Roland Hunt was a diplomat.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Roland Hunt

· Wikidata: Q47234394

· DBpedia: Roland Hunt

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