Sir Cecil Spring Rice | |
|---|---|
 | |
| British Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1912–1918 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | James Bryce |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Reading |
| British Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office 1908–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Rennell Rodd |
| Succeeded by | Esme Howard |
| British Ambassador to Persia | |
| In office 1906–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Hardinge |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Barclay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cecil Arthur Spring Rice 27 February 1859 St George Hanover Square, London, England[1] |
| Died | 14 February 1918 (aged 58) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse |
Florence Caroline Lascelles
(m. 1904) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice, GCMG, GCVO, PC (27 February 1859 – 14 February 1918) was a British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the United States from 1912 to 1918, as which he was responsible for the organisation of British efforts to end American neutrality during the First World War.
He was also a close friend of US President Theodore Roosevelt, and served as best man at his second wedding.[2]
He is best known as the writer of the lyrics of the patriotic hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country".
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Roosevelt's Contemporaries: Cecil Spring Rice Archived 8 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Theodore Roosevelt Center (7 April 2014). Retrieved 28 July 2016.