William Erskine (diplomat)
Sir William Augustus Forbes Erskine PC (30 October 1871 – 17 July 1952) was the first British ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
Career
William Erskine, second son of
Jan III Sobieski in the seventeenth century.[citation needed
]
Honours
Erskine was appointed MVO in 1906 after attending the then
Privy Council.[11]
References
- ERSKINE, Rt Hon. Sir William (Augustus Forbes), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- Sir William Erskine (obituary), The Times, London, 19 July 1952, page 6
- ^ The London Gazette, 10 April 1894
- ^ The London Gazette, 18 November 1913
- ^ The London Gazette, 28 November 1919
- ^ The London Gazette, 23 January 1920
- ^ The London Gazette, 1 October 1921
- ^ The London Gazette, 3 February 1928
- ^ The London Gazette, 24 January 1930
- ^ The London Gazette, 19 June 1906
- ^ The London Gazette, 1 January 1926
- ^ The London Gazette, 3 June 1930
- ^ The London Gazette, 13 June 1930
External links
- Portraits of Sir William Augustus Forbes Erskine (1871-1952), Diplomat at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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