Sir John Tilley | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:John_Tilley_in_1925.jpg) Tilley in 1925 | |
| British Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office 1926–1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Eliot |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Oswald Lindley |
| British Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office 1921–1925 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Sir Ralph Paget |
| Succeeded by | Sir Beilby Alston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1869 |
| Died | 5 April 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Edith Honoria Montgomery-Cuninghame
(m. 1901) |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | King'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]
- ^ Peerage: Rt. Hon. Sir John Anthony Cecil Tilley, ID#326658
- ^ Ian Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972, pp. 123-131.
- ^ 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.