Sir Nevile Montagu Butler (20 December 1893 – 11 November 1973) was a British diplomat. Butler was born in 1893 to

Henry Montagu Butler Henry Montagu Butler (2 July 1833 – 14 January 1918) was an English academic and clergyman, who served as headmaster of Harrow School (1860–85), Dean of Gloucester (1885–86) and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1886–1918). Early ...

and Agnata Frances Ramsay. He was educated at

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (school founder), John Lyon, a local landowner an ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

. After serving as Minister at the British Embassy at Washington in 1940–1941 he headed the North American Department of the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created on 2 ...

(1941–1944), and between 1944 and 1947 was assistant under-secretary there. He was then appointed as the British ambassador to Brazil (1947–51) and to the Netherlands (1952–54). For his services he was appointed a Commander of the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order () is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the m ...

in 1933 and was knighted in the

Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III ...

in 1947. In 1923, he married Oonah Rose McNeile, daughter of Col. John McNeile. They had two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Nevile 1893 births 1973 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British ambassadors to the Netherlands Nevile Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George