About Ronald Macleay
Lived 1870 – 1943 (aged 72–73). Ronald Macleay was a British diplomat.
Sir James William Ronald Macleay GCMG (1870 – 5 March 1943) was a British diplomat.
Biography Macleay was educated at Charterhouse School and Balliol College, Oxford, and entered diplomatic service in 1895. He was appointed Second Secretary in November 1901. He served in Washington, D.C., Constantinople, Mexico City and Brussels, among other postings. In 1922 Macleay returned to China becoming ambassador from 1922 to 1926. In 1927 he became British Minister to Czechoslovakia until 1929 and in 1930 until 1933 returned to his post as Ambassador to Argentina. He married Evelyn, daughter of Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet, in 1901.
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Who was Ronald Macleay?
British diplomat (1870–1943)
When was Ronald Macleay born?
Ronald Macleay was born in 1870.
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Ronald Macleay died in 1943.
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Ronald Macleay was a diplomat.
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Ronald Macleay was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ronald Macleay. https://biography.guide/ronald-macleay/
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