Geofroy Tory
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Sir Geofroy William Tory, Script error: No such module "If empty". (31 July 1912 – 18 July 2012) was a British diplomat.
Biography
The son of William Frank Tory and Edith Wreghitt, Tory was educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield and Queens’ College, Cambridge, where he took a Double First in French and German and was a contemporary of Donald Maclean.[1] He joined the Dominions Office in 1935, and served as the Private Secretary to Sir Edward Harding, Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, during 1938–39.[1][2]
In 1957, Tory was appointed as the first British High Commissioner to Malaya, serving there until 1963. Based in Kuala Lumpur, he wrote to Saville Garner in October 1962 about Tunku Abdul Rahman's views post-Malayan emergency. Tunku believed that there was a Communist conspiracy in Singapore, and Tory wrote that "our Security Service shares his view."[3]
Between 1964 and 1967 he was the British Ambassador to Ireland, before serving as the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malta between 1967 and 1970. In retirement he settled in Ireland.[4]
Tory was appointed CMG in 1956 and KCMG in 1958.[1] He was appointed honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm of Malaysia in 1963.[2]
Honours
United Kingdom
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom :
- File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) (1956)[5]
- File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) – Sir (1958)[6]
Commonwealth honours
- File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg Malaya :
- File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm)- PMN.svg Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN (K)) – Tan Sri (1963)[7]
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References
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- ↑ The National Archives (UK), CO 1030/1158, 16 October 1962, Geofroy Tory to Saville Garner
- ↑ Distinguished diplomat who served as ambassador to Ireland, Irish Times, July 28, 2012
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External links
- Portraits of Sir Geofroy William Tory at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- 1912 births
- 2012 deaths
- People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malaysia
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ireland
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malta
- Private secretaries in the British Civil Service
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Honorary commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm