Con O'Neill (diplomat)
British Ambassador to Finland | |
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| In office 1961–1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Eden |
| Preceded by | Douglas Busk |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Lambert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Con Douglas Walter O'Neill 3 June 1912 |
| Died | 11 January 1988 (aged 75) |
| Children | Onora O'Neill |
| Parent | Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan (father) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1943 |
| Unit | Intelligence Corps Political Warfare Executive |
| War | World War II |
Sir Con Douglas Walter O'Neill
O'Neill was the second son of an Ulster Unionist MP, Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan. He studied first at Eton College, then at Balliol College, Oxford. He gained a fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, in 1935 before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1936.
In 1939, with the outbreak of the
Foreign Office in 1943. During 1946 and 1947 he was a leader writer for The Times. He re-entered the foreign service in 1948.[4]
O'Neill died on 11 January 1988. His daughter Onora is now Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve.
References
- ^ a b Mackie, Colin (2013). "British Ambassadors and High Commissioners: 1880–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Who Was Who. A&C Black. January 2007.
- ISBN 0-7146-5117-6.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
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