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'''Sir Francis William Stronge''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG}} (22 November 1856 – 20 August 1924), was a senior ] diplomat and the second son of ] and Lady Margaret Stronge. Sir Francis never inherited the baronetcy but was later knighted in his own right.
He served as ] and ] to ] (1913-1919) and was ] for his service.


==Biography==
On ] ] he married Maria Fraser, daughter of David Macdowall Fraser.
Born to a distinguished Irish family in Balleskie, ],<ref name="times220824">"Obituary. Sir Francis Stronge." ''The Times'', Friday, 22 August 1924; pg. 12</ref> he was educated at ]<ref>, ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)</ref> and joined the ] with a commission in the ]. He served as ] in the regiment, resigning his commission in 1876.<ref name=LG_03>{{London Gazette |issue=24376 |date=27 October 1876 |page=5724 }}
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Stronge joined the Diplomatic Service in 1879 and served in British embassies in ], ], ], ] and ]. He was appointed Consul General for ] in 1903<ref name=LG_04>{{London Gazette|date=5 June 1903|issue=27561|page=3573}}</ref> and in 1904 was promoted to the post of Councillor of Embassy in Constantinople. From 1906<ref name=LG_05>{{London Gazette|date=24 April 1906|issue=27907|page=2795}}</ref> to 1911 he was Minister General and ] in ]. He then served as ] in ] from 1911<ref name=LG_01>{{London Gazette|date=26 May 1911|issue=28498|page=3996}}</ref> until 1913.<ref name="times220824" />

During this crucial period in Mexican history, Stronge unfortunately showed more attention to ] than to his diplomacy, ceding his authority to the unscrupulous American Ambassador ] at a conference of foreign ambassadors with President ].<ref>{{cite book | title=Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution | last=McLynn | first=Frank | publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers | year=2002 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aI7bZBKwsh4C| page=155}}</ref> As a result of Wilson's machinations, Madero was brought down in '']'', a bloody ''coup d'état'' that brought ] to power. Huerta favoured Stronge and asked ] to use his influence to have Sir Francis retained as Ambassador to Mexico, but he was moved to a new post that year.<ref>{{cite book | first=Jonathan C | last=Brown | title=Oil and Revolution in Mexico | publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press | year=1993 | chapter=Revolution and Oil | url=http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft3q2nb28s&chunk.id=d0e5211&toc.depth=1&toc.id=d0e5211&brand=eschol | accessdate=2007-08-21 | page=181}}</ref>

From 1913<ref name=LG_02>{{London Gazette|issue=28782|date=16 December 1913|page=9252}}</ref> to 1919 he served as ] at ].<ref name="times220824" /> He was knighted on 3 June 1915 in recognition of his services,<ref>"His Majesty's Birthday. List of Honours., Lord Kitchener. K.G., Two New Peers., Many Awards to the Services." ''The Times'', Thursday, 3 June 1915; pg. 9</ref> the key one being negotiating the purchase from Chile of two ]s, the '']'' and the '']'' that were building in ] for the Chilean Navy. Both ships were then used by the ] in ].<ref>{{cite book | title=Conway's: All the World's Fighting Ships | publisher=Conway Maritime Press | year=1985 | url=http://www.langtoninfo.co.uk/showitem.asp?isbn=0851772455 | accessdate=2007-08-22 | page=38}}</ref>

On 10 November 1909 he married Maria Elizabeth Fraser of ], daughter of General Sir David Macdowall Fraser. The couple lived at Kilbroney House, ], ], where Stronge died in August 1924.<ref name="times220824" />

==See also==
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* {{cite book|title=Burke's Peerage and Baronetage|year=1975}} * {{cite book|title=Burke's Peerage and Baronetage|year=1975}}

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British diplomat

Francis William StrongeDCMG
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile
In office
1913–1919
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
David Lloyd George
Preceded byHenry Lowther
Succeeded byTudor Vaughan
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Mexico
In office
1911–1913
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byReginald Tower
Succeeded bySir Lionel Carden
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Colombia
In office
1906–1911
MonarchEdward VII
Preceded byGeorge Earle Welby
Succeeded byPercy Wyndham
Personal details
Born(1856-11-22)22 November 1856
Died20 August 1924(1924-08-20) (aged 67)
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
CommandsRoyal Tyrone Fusiliers.

Sir Francis William Stronge KCMG (22 November 1856 – 20 August 1924), was a senior British diplomat and the second son of Sir John Calvert Stronge and Lady Margaret Stronge. Sir Francis never inherited the baronetcy but was later knighted in his own right.

Biography

Born to a distinguished Irish family in Balleskie, Fife, he was educated at Trinity College Dublin and joined the British Army with a commission in the Royal Tyrone Fusiliers. He served as sub-lieutenant in the regiment, resigning his commission in 1876.

Stronge joined the Diplomatic Service in 1879 and served in British embassies in Vienna, Peking, Constantinople, Rome and Athens. He was appointed Consul General for Hungary in 1903 and in 1904 was promoted to the post of Councillor of Embassy in Constantinople. From 1906 to 1911 he was Minister General and Consul General in Colombia. He then served as Minister Plenipotentiary in Mexico from 1911 until 1913.

During this crucial period in Mexican history, Stronge unfortunately showed more attention to ornithology than to his diplomacy, ceding his authority to the unscrupulous American Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson at a conference of foreign ambassadors with President Francisco I. Madero. As a result of Wilson's machinations, Madero was brought down in la decena trágica, a bloody coup d'état that brought Victoriano Huerta to power. Huerta favoured Stronge and asked Lord Cowdray to use his influence to have Sir Francis retained as Ambassador to Mexico, but he was moved to a new post that year.

From 1913 to 1919 he served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Santiago, Chile. He was knighted on 3 June 1915 in recognition of his services, the key one being negotiating the purchase from Chile of two battleships, the Almirante Latorre and the Admirante Cochrane that were building in British yards for the Chilean Navy. Both ships were then used by the Royal Navy in World War I.

On 10 November 1909 he married Maria Elizabeth Fraser of Castleconnell, daughter of General Sir David Macdowall Fraser. The couple lived at Kilbroney House, Rostrevor, County Down, where Stronge died in August 1924.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Obituary. Sir Francis Stronge." The Times, Friday, 22 August 1924; pg. 12
  2. STRONGE, Sir Francis (William), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
  3. "No. 24376". The London Gazette. 27 October 1876. p. 5724.
  4. "No. 27561". The London Gazette. 5 June 1903. p. 3573.
  5. "No. 27907". The London Gazette. 24 April 1906. p. 2795.
  6. "No. 28498". The London Gazette. 26 May 1911. p. 3996.
  7. McLynn, Frank (2002). Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution. Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 155.
  8. Brown, Jonathan C (1993). "Revolution and Oil". Oil and Revolution in Mexico. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 181. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  9. "No. 28782". The London Gazette. 16 December 1913. p. 9252.
  10. "His Majesty's Birthday. List of Honours., Lord Kitchener. K.G., Two New Peers., Many Awards to the Services." The Times, Thursday, 3 June 1915; pg. 9
  11. Conway's: All the World's Fighting Ships. Conway Maritime Press. 1985. p. 38. Retrieved 22 August 2007.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded byGeorge Earle Welby Minister Resident and Consul-General in the Republic of Colombia
1906–1911 		Succeeded byPercy Wyndham
Preceded byReginald Tower Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of Mexico
1911–1913 		Succeeded bySir Lionel Carden
Preceded byHenry Lowther Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Chile
1913–1919 		Succeeded byTudor Vaughan
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