About Telford Waugh
Lived 1865 – 1950 (aged 84). Telford Waugh was a diplomat.
Sir (Alexander) Telford Waugh (22 October 1865 – 7 January 1950) was a British diplomat who experienced at first hand the final days of the Ottoman Empire.
Life Alexander Telford Waugh was born in London on 22 October 1865 and educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, Forest School and in Germany. When Turkey joined the Central Powers, Waugh remained in Turkey at the American Embassy to protect British interests, the British representatives having left the country. Commenting on the title of Sir Telford's book, Turkey: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Arthur Waugh remarked that it "should have been called Boxing Day." Evelyn Waugh claimed it was his father's only memorable joke.
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British diplomat (1865–1950)
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Telford Waugh was born on 22 October 1865 in London.
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Telford Waugh died on 7 January 1950 in London.
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Telford Waugh was a diplomat.
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