Charles Eliot (diplomat)
Sir Charles Norton Edgcumbe Eliot was a British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist. He served as Commissioner of British East Africa in 1900–1904. He was British ambassador to Japan in 1919–1925.
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- Born in
- Sibford Gower
- Educated at
- Cheltenham CollegeBalliol College
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
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1862
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Birth1931
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