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Sir (Alexander) Telford Waugh (22 October 1865 – 7 January 1950) was a British diplomat who experienced at first hand the final days of the
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.Obituary in ''
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'', ''Sir Telford Waugh, Last Days of the
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'', 11 January 1950, p.9


Life

Alexander Telford Waugh was born in
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on 22 October 1865 and educated at
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, Forest School and in Germany. In 1885, Waugh joined the
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as a student interpreter. He saw service in Albania, where Turkish authority was on the wane, and in Turkish Kurdistan soon after the
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. Waugh was appointed vice-consul at
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in March 1900. When Turkey joined the Central Powers, Waugh remained in Turkey at the American Embassy to protect British interests, the British representatives having left the country. In 1915 he was recalled to the Foreign Office in London before being sent to Athens as Britain’s commercial attaché where he was put in charge of the Contraband Department to control Greek trade during
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. After the armistice, he was sent back to Constantinople where his experience and contacts made him a useful member of staff at the British High Commission to implement the terms of the armistice. He was later appointed Consul-General in Constantinople. Waugh was appointed CMG in 1919 and KCMG on retirement. Waugh was the great-grandson of the Rev.
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D.D. (1754–1827) and the first cousin of
Arthur Waugh Arthur Waugh (27 August 1866 – 26 June 1943) was an English author, literary critic and publisher. He was the father of the authors Alec Waugh and Evelyn Waugh. Early life Waugh was born in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, in 1866, elder son of ...
and the uncle of
Evelyn Waugh Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (; 28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires ''Decli ...
. Commenting on the title of Sir Telford's book, ''Turkey: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow'',
Arthur Waugh Arthur Waugh (27 August 1866 – 26 June 1943) was an English author, literary critic and publisher. He was the father of the authors Alec Waugh and Evelyn Waugh. Early life Waugh was born in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, in 1866, elder son of ...
remarked that it "should have been called
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."
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claimed it was his father's only memorable joke. In 1925 Sir Telford Waugh married Gwendda Kate, daughter of the late A.C. Hugh-Jones. He died in
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on 7 January 1950.


Publication

* ''Turkey: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow'' by Sir Telford Waugh. Published by
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,
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, 1930


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waugh, Telford 1865 births 1950 deaths British diplomats People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George