The Lord Rennell | |
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British Ambassador to Italy | |
In office 1908–1919 | |
Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
Preceded by | Edwin Henry Egerton |
Succeeded by | George Buchanan |
Member of Parliament for St Marylebone | |
In office 1928–1932 | |
Preceded by | Douglas McGarel Hogg |
Succeeded by | Alec Cunningham-Reid |
Personal details | |
Born | James Rennell Rodd 9 November 1858 London, England |
Died | 26 July 1941 | (aged 82)
Spouse |
Lilias Georgina Guthrie
(m. 1894) |
Relations | John Tremayne Rodd (grandfather) Anthony Todd Thomson (grandfather) |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | James Rennell Rodd Elizabeth Anne Thomson |
Education | Haileybury College |
Alma mater | Balliol 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.