John Tilley (diplomat)

Sir John Tilley
GCMG GCVO CB PC
British Ambassador to Japan
In office
1926–1931
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded bySir Charles Eliot
Succeeded bySir Francis Oswald Lindley
British Ambassador to Brazil
In office
1921–1925
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded bySir Ralph Paget
Succeeded bySir Beilby Alston
Personal details
BornJanuary 1869
Died5 April 1952
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Edith Honoria Montgomery-Cuninghame
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(m. 1901)​
Parent
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge (BA, MA)

Sir John Anthony Cecil Tilley GCMG GCVO CB PC (January 1869 – 5 April 1952)[1] was a British diplomat.[2] He was British Ambassador to Brazil from 1921 to 1925, and Ambassador to Japan from 1926 to 1931.[3]

  1. ^ Peerage: Rt. Hon. Sir John Anthony Cecil Tilley, ID#326658
  2. ^ Ian Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972, pp. 123-131.
  3. ^ The first British Ambassador to Japan was appointed in 1905. Before 1905, the senior British diplomat had different titles: (a) Consul-General and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, which is a head of mission ranking just below Ambassador.