Augustus William Federick Spencer Loftus was born 4 October 1817 to John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely (1770-1845) and Anna Maria Dashwood (c1790-1857) and died 7 March 1904 Surrey, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Emma Maria Greville (c1819-1902) 9 August 1845 .
Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus GCB, PC (4 October 1817 – 7 March 1904) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator.
Loftus was the fourth son of John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely. He entered the diplomatic service in 1837 as attaché at Berlin and was likewise attaché at Stuttgart in 1844. He was secretary to Stratford Canning in 1848, and after serving as secretary of legation at Stuttgart (1852), and Berlin (1853), was envoy at Vienna (1858), Berlin (1860) and Munich (1862). He became Ambassador at Berlin (1865), to the North German Confederation (1868-71) and to Saint Petersburg (1871-79).[1] Later he was Governor of New South Wales (4 August 1879 – 10 November 1885).[2] He married Emma Maria Greville, after whom the town of Emmaville, New South Wales was named in 1882.[3]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Evelyn Ann Frances Loftus (1847-1861) | |||
| Henry John Loftus (1849-1924) | |||
| Augustus Pelham Brooks Loftus (1851-) | |||
| Emma Anne Caroline Bloomfield Loftus (1855-) | |||
| Montagu Edgerton Loftus (1860-1934) | |||
References
- ^
"Loftus, Augustus William Frederick Spencer". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition [1] Retrieved 13 Jun 2010
- ^ David Klune and Ken Turner, The Governors of New South Wales, 1788-2010, The Federation Press, 2010, pp. 317-329
Further reading
- Ward, A.W. (2004). "Loftus, Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer (1817–1904)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/34586.
- Loftus, A. (1892)."The diplomatic reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus. 1837-1862"
- Loftus, A. (1894)."The diplomatic reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus. 1862-1879"
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir George Hamilton Seymour |
British Ambassador to Austria 1858–1860 |
Succeeded by The Lord Bloomfield |
| Preceded by The Lord Bloomfield |
British Minister to Prussia 1860–1862 |
Succeeded by Andrew Buchanan |
| Preceded by John Milbanke |
British Minister to Bavaria 1862–1866 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Howard |
| Preceded by The Lord Napier |
British Ambassador to Prussia (to the North German Confederation 1868-71) 1866–1871 |
Succeeded by The Lord Ampthill (as Ambassador to the German Empire) |
| Preceded by George Vane |
British Ambassador to Russia 1871–1879 |
Succeeded by The Lord Dufferin and Claneboye |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Hercules Robinson |
Governor of New South Wales 1879–1885 |
Succeeded by The Lord Carrington |
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| NAME | Loftus, Lord Augustus |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 October 1817 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 7 March 1904 |
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