George Hammond (diplomat)

George Hammond
George Hammond, Esq.
British Minister to the United States
In office
1791-1795
Personal details
Born1763 (1763)
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died1853 (aged 89–90)
Children4, including Edmund
EducationMerton College, Oxford

George Hammond FRGS (1763–1853) [1] was a British diplomat and one of the first British envoys to the United States from 1791 to 1795.[2]

  1. ^ "HAMMOND GEORGE 1763 1853 DIPLOMAT". British Library of Political and Economic Science. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  2. ^ Willson, Beckles (1969). "King George's First Envoy". Friendly Relations: A Narrative of Britain's Ministers and Ambassadors to America, 1791–1930. Ayer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8369-1266-1. Retrieved 22 December 2008.