Percy Sanderson

Sir Percy Sanderson
KCMG
Portrait by Walter Stoneman, 1917
British Consul-General in New York
In office
1894–1907
Preceded bySir William Booker
Succeeded bySir Courtenay Bennett
Personal details
Born7 July 1842
London
Died11 July 1919 (aged 77)
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
East India Company
Branch/service British Army
Madras Army
Years of service
1859–1870
UnitRoyal Madras Artillery
Royal Horse Artillery

Sir Percy Sanderson (7 July 1842 – 11 July 1919) was a British diplomat who served as consul-general in New York from 1894 to 1907.

Early life and education

Sanderson was born in London on 7 July 1842, the son of Richard Sanderson and Charlotte Matilda, daughter of the first Viscount Canterbury. He was educated at Eton College and Addiscombe Military Seminary.[1][2]

Career

Sanderson received a commission into the Royal Madras Artillery in 1859, and in 1864 was appointed to the Royal Horse Artillery.[3][4] From 1865 to 1866 he was aide-de-camp to Sir William Denison, Governor of Madras. In 1868 he was acting aide-de-camp to Lord Napier, Governor of Madras, while also acting Commissary of Ordnance, first class, at Fort St. George. He retired from the Army in 1870.[1][2]

Sanderson joined the Foreign Office, and was appointed consul at Galatz, Romania in 1876.[5] In 1882, he was promoted to consul-general, and also acted as chargé d'affaires at Bucharest on several occasions between 1881 and 1886.[6] He also served as HM Commissioner for the Navigation of the Danube carrying out arrangements for navigation on the river, and attended the Danube Conference in London in 1888.[1][2]

In 1894, he was appointed consul-general for the states of New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, resident at New York,[7] a post he held until his retirement in 1907.[1][2][8]

He then returned to England, and settled in Oxfordshire where he became a JP. He died on 11 July 1919, aged 77.[1]

Honours

Sanderson was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1886 Birthday Honours,[9] and promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1899 Birthday Honours.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sir Percy Sanderson". The Times. 15 July 1919. p. 15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Various (1929). Who Was Who 1929: Vol 2 1916-1928. Internet Archive. Adam & Charles Black. p. 929.
  3. ↑ "No. 7219". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 May 1862. p. 705.
  4. ↑ "No. 23248". The London Gazette. 7 May 1867. p. 2640.
  5. ↑ "No. 24332". The London Gazette. 2 June 1876. p. 3309.
  6. ↑ "No. 25069". The London Gazette. 2 February 1882. p. 486.
  7. ↑ "No. 26534". The London Gazette. 20 July 1894. p. 4153.
  8. ↑ Colin Mackie (2013). A Directory of British Diplomats [2013]. p. 433.
  9. ↑ "No. 25592". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 May 1886. p. 2635.
  10. ↑ "No. 27091". The London Gazette. 20 June 1899. p. 3865.


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