Sir Charles Murray Marling (3 December 1862 – 17 February 1933) was a British diplomat.

Early life

Marling was born on 3 December 1862 in the village of

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near Stroud, Gloucestershire, the second son of Sir William Marling, 2nd Baronet. His brother was Percival Marling who was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was educated at

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and

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before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1888.

Diplomat

On 8 March 1919 he was appointed as the minister to

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. He was the British ambassador during the constitutional revolution in Iran in 1905-1907. From 1921 he was based at the Hague from where he retired five years later, he was promoted to

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Honours

*He was awarded the Grand Cross of Order of the Dannebrog for service in Denmark. *He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the

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. *On 3 June 1916 Marling was appointed as a

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(KCMG). *On 5 June 1926 Marling was promoted to

(GCMG).

Family life

In 1909, Marling married Lucia Slade, the only daughter of Sir

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and granddaughter of Marcus Slade. They had two daughters and a son. Lucia died in 1927 in a motoring accident at

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, France. Marling died at his London home on 16 February 1933 aged 70.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marling, Charles Murray 1862 births 1933 deaths Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Denmark Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Order of the Bath Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Iran Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire People from Stroud District