Peregrine Rhodes
Sir Peregrine Rhodes British Ambassador to Greece | |
|---|---|
| In office 1982–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Iain Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | Sir Jeremy Thomas |
| British Ambassador to Cyprus | |
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Donald McDonald Gordon |
| Succeeded by | William Wilberforce |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1925 |
| Died | 7 March 2005 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Second World War |
Sir Peregrine Alexander Rhodes KCMG (14 May 1925 - 7 March 2005) was a British diplomat.
Rhodes was the son of Cyril Edmunds Rhodes, by his wife Elizabeth, and was educated at
Ambassador to Greece from 1982 to 1985. He subsequently worked as Chairman of the Anglo-Hellenic League (1986–90) and as Vice-President of the British School at Athens
from 1982 to 2002.
He was appointed a
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1976,[4] and was made a Knight Commander in the same order in 1984.[5][6] Rhodes was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
in 1988.
He married firstly, in 1951, Jane Marion Hassell, by whom he had two sons and one daughter. He married secondly Margaret Rosemary Page in 1969. His grave lies in the churchyard of St Mary's, Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk.
References
- ^ The Times (17 March 2005) - Sir Peregrine Rhodes obituary
- ^ The London Gazette (31 January 1964) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43234/page/940/data.pdf
- ^ The Times (17 March 2005) - Sir Peregrine Rhodes obituary
- ^ The London Gazette (12 June 1976) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46919/supplement/8018/data.pdf
- ^ The Times (17 March 2005) - Sir Peregrine Rhodes obituary
- ^ The London Gazette (16 June 1984) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49768/supplement/3/data.pdf
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