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List of diplomats from the Kingdom of England and Great Britain to the Republic of Genoa

Envoys Extraordinary of England (to 1707)

1697–1698 and 1702–1705: Sir Lambert Blackwell^[1]
1705: Col. Mitford Crowe Resident^[1]
1706–1707: Dr Henry Newton (usually absent)^[1]

Envoys Extraordinary of Great Britain (from 1707)

1707–1711: Dr Henry Newton (usually absent)^[1]
1708–1713: William Richard Chetwynd Resident 1708–1711; then Envoy Extraordinary^[1]^[2]
- 1710: John Molesworth Envoy Extraordinary^[1]
1714–1722: Henry Davenant^[1]

No formal representation 1722–1763, other than Consuls

c.1723–1738: John Bagshaw Consul^[3]
c.1738–c.1756: John Birtles Consul^[3]
c.1758–1775: James Hollford Consul^[3]

Ministers

1763: Capt Augustus Harvey Minister^[1]
1763–1766: Commodore Thomas Harrison Minister^[1]
1767–1769: Commodore Richard Spey Minister^[1]

No formal diplomatic representation 1769–1793, other than Consuls

1786 to 1786: John Collet, Consul^[4]^[5]

Minister Plenipoteniary

1793–1795: Francis Drake^[6] Minister Plenipotentiary^[7]^[8]
- 1786–1797: Joseph Brame, Consul,^[9]^[10] 1795–1797 in charge^[7]
- 1797–1803: James Bird, Vice-consul, Acting Consul^[11]^[12]

British Representatives to Genoa since 1797

Great Britain became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801; the city and republic of Genoa also transferred through several changes of national status during the 19th century.

France 1797 to 1814

In 1797, the Republic passed into French control as the Ligurian Republic, and was formally annexed to France in 1805 as the département of Gênes.

Kingdom of Sardinia 1814 to 1861

At the 1814 Congress of Vienna, Genoa became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Britain continued to appoint Consuls to the city.

1840–1857: Timothy Yeats Brown Consul-General^[13]^[14]^[15]
1856: Edward Algernoon Le Mesurier,^[16] Consul-general; Montague Yeats-Brown Vice-Consul^[14]^[15]
1858–1893: Montague Yeats-Brown Consul^[17]^[14]^[15]

Kingdom of Italy, 1861

The Kingdom of Sardinia became the core of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

1893: Charles Alfred Payton, Consul^[15]
1908: William Keene MVO, Consul^[15]^[18]
1918: Edward C Blech CMG, Consul-General^[8]
1920: William H.M. Sinclair, Consul; James R Murray Vice-Consul^[15]
1922: Harry Churchill CMG, Consul-General^[8]
1925: Robert Erskine Consul-General,^[8] C. F. W. Andrews Vice-Consul^[15]
1930: Edward William Paget Thurstan, CMG Consul-General;^[15]^[19] I. L. Henderson Vice-Consul^[15]
1935: A. G. Major Consul-General; W. J. Sullivan Vice-Consul^[15]
1940: W. S. Edmonds CMG, OBE Consul-General; Donald CameronVice-Consul^[15]

Italian Republic, 1946

Consuls were appointed to Genoa from 1950 until 1995; since when all consuls have been honorary.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
^ H. M. Stephens, ‘Chetwynd, William Richard, third Viscount Chetwynd (1685?–1770)’, rev. Philip Carter, (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography), Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 15 Nov 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp The National Archives catalogue, class SP 79
^ "Deaths and Preferments". The Scots Magazine. 38: 363. 1786. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via Google Books.
^ "Collet, John (d 1786) Consul at Genoa". The National Archives.
^ London Gazette 13545
^ ^a ^b S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mackie, Colin (18 March 2014). A Directory of British Diplomats: Part 1 of 4. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. p. 161. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ "Foreign Office Records, Consul Joseph Brame and Francis Drake". The National Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ "Deaths and Preferments". The Scots Magazine. 48: 363. July 1786. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via Google Books.
^ The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson: 1795 to 1797. Vol. 2. Colburn. 1845.
^ Advices, Intelligence, etc., from Vice-Consul James Bird, 1798–1803. FO 28/18: UK National Archives.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Sloyan, Victoria. "Accounts of Timothy Yeats-Brown, British Consul at Genoa, 1835–57". Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brown, Francis A Yeats (1917). Family Notes. Genoa: R Instituto Sordomuti.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bartoli, Alessandro. Le colonie britanniche in Riviera tra Ottocento e Novecento.
^ "Jutland Letters".
^ "Francis Yeats-Brown". Student Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Foreign Office" (PDF). The London Gazette. London: 444. 19 January 1912. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ "Foreign Office, September 9, 1927". The London Gazette (33327): 7113. 8 November 1927. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[Horn-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)

[2] H. M. Stephens, ‘Chetwynd, William Richard, third Viscount Chetwynd (1685?–1770)’, rev. Philip Carter, (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography), Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 15 Nov 2008.

[SP-3] ttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp The National Archives catalogue, class SP 79

[4] "Deaths and Preferments". The Scots Magazine. 38: 363. 1786. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via Google Books.

[5] "Collet, John (d 1786) Consul at Genoa". The National Archives.

[6] London Gazette 13545

[DipReps2-7] S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).

[BritDips-8] Mackie, Colin (18 March 2014). A Directory of British Diplomats: Part 1 of 4. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. p. 161. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[9] "Foreign Office Records, Consul Joseph Brame and Francis Drake". The National Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[10] "Deaths and Preferments". The Scots Magazine. 48: 363. July 1786. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via Google Books.

[11] The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson: 1795 to 1797. Vol. 2. Colburn. 1845.

[NA_Bird-12] Advices, Intelligence, etc., from Vice-Consul James Bird, 1798–1803. FO 28/18: UK National Archives.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[Bodleian-13] Sloyan, Victoria. "Accounts of Timothy Yeats-Brown, British Consul at Genoa, 1835–57". Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[FamilyNotes-14] Brown, Francis A Yeats (1917). Family Notes. Genoa: R Instituto Sordomuti.

[Bartoli-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bartoli, Alessandro. Le colonie britanniche in Riviera tra Ottocento e Novecento.

[16] "Jutland Letters".

[17] "Francis Yeats-Brown". Student Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[18] "Foreign Office" (PDF). The London Gazette. London: 444. 19 January 1912. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

[19] "Foreign Office, September 9, 1927". The London Gazette (33327): 7113. 8 November 1927. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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