Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell

The Lord Rennell
British Ambassador to Italy
In office
1908–1919
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
Preceded byEdwin Henry Egerton
Succeeded byGeorge Buchanan
Member of Parliament for St Marylebone
In office
1928–1932
Preceded byDouglas McGarel Hogg
Succeeded byAlec Cunningham-Reid
Personal details
Born
James Rennell Rodd

9 November 1858 (1858-11-09)
London, England
Died26 July 1941 (1941-07-27) (aged 82)
Spouse
Lilias Georgina Guthrie
(m. 1894)
RelationsJohn Tremayne Rodd (grandfather)
Anthony Todd Thomson (grandfather)
Children6
Parent(s)James Rennell Rodd
Elizabeth Anne Thomson
EducationHaileybury College
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (9 November 1858 – 26 July 1941), known as Sir Rennell Rodd before 1933, was a British diplomat, poet and politician. He served as British Ambassador to Italy during the First World War.