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Walter Risley Hearn

1853 – 1930

British diplomat

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About Walter Risley Hearn

Lived 1853 – 1930 (aged 76–77).

Sir Walter Risley Hearn, KBE (30 April 1853 – 2 January 1930) was a British consul.

Hearn's father was private secretary to Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. After serving as private secretary for some years to Sir William Gregory, Governor of Ceylon, Hearn was appointed Vice-Consul at Christiania in 1883, Consul at Rio Grande do Sul in 1890, at Cadiz in 1895, at Bordeaux in 1897, Consul-General at Havre in 1903, at San Francisco in 1907, at Hamburg in 1911, and at Paris from 1914 to 1919, when he retired.

He was appointed KBE in 1920 "For services in connection with the War".

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Born
1853
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Died
1930
Also known as
Sir Walter Risley Hearn

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Who was Walter Risley Hearn?

British diplomat (1853–1930)

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Walter Risley Hearn was born in 1853.

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Walter Risley Hearn died in 1930.

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· Wikidata: Q110375538

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