Reader Bullard
Sir Reader Bullard British Ambassador to Iran | |
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In office 1942–1946 | |
Preceded by | Sir Horace Seymour |
Succeeded by | Sir John Le Rougetel |
Personal details | |
Born | Reader William Bullard 5 December 1885 Walthamstow, Essex, England |
Died | 24 May 1976 Wantage, Oxfordshire, England | (aged 90)
Spouse |
Miriam Catherine Smith
(m. 1921; died 1973) |
Children | 5, including Giles and Julian |
Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
Occupation |
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Sir Reader William Bullard
Education
Reader Bullard was born in
Career
Bullard held various diplomatic positions during his career:[3]
- 1920: Military Governor, Baghdad, Iraq
- 1921: Middle East Department, Colonial Office
- 1923–25: Consul, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 1925–28: Consul, Athens, Greece
- 1928: Consul, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 1930: Consul General, Moscow, Russia
- 1931–34: Leningrad, Russia
- 1934: Rabat, Morocco
- 1936–39: Minister, Jedda, Saudi Arabia
- 1939–46: Minister and later Ambassador, Tehran, Iran
In
In 1951, Bullard became Director of the
Bullard was appointed
Personal life
In 1921, Reader Bullard married Miriam Catherine (Biddy), née Smith (1888–1973), daughter of the historian
Bullard retired in 1946. Towards the end of his life he lived in Plantation Road, North Oxford.[6] Bullard's papers have been archived by St Antony's College, Oxford.[3]
He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1951 to 1955.[7]
Works
Bullard published a number of books,
See also Margaret Bullard - Bootstraps: A Memoir of Reader William Bullard (MPG Books Group, 2008)
See also
- List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Iran
References
- JSTOR 615828.
- ^ a b "Bullard, Sir Reader William". The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: Volume I, A–F. Oxford University Press. 1992. p. 387.
- ^ a b "Sir Reader Bullard Collection" (PDF). GB165-0042. St Antony's College, Oxford, UK. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Maclean, Fitzroy (1949). Eastern Approaches.
- ^ Adam and Charles Black. 1956. p. 408.
- Kelly's Directories. 1976. pp. 422–423.
- ^ "Library" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
- ^ "Books by Reader Bullard". Amazon UK. Retrieved 15 August 2011.