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List of diplomats from the Kingdom of England and Great Britain to the Republic of Genoa
Envoys Extraordinary of England (to 1707)
- 1697-1698 and 1702-1705: Sir Lambert Blackwell[1]
- 1705: Col. Mitford Crowe Resident[1]
- 1706-1707: Dr Henry Newton (usually absent)[1]
Envoys Extraordinary of Great Britain (from 1707)
- 1707-1711: Dr Henry Newton (usually absent)[1]
- 1708-1713: William Richard Chetwynd Resident 1708-1711; then Envoy Extraordinary[1][2] 1710: John Molesworth Envoy Extraordinary[1]
- 1714-1722: Henry Davenant[1]
- No formal representation 1722-1763, other than Consuls c.1723-1738: John Bagshaw Consul[3] c.1738-c.1756: John Birtles Consul[3] c.1758-1775: James Hollford Consul[3]
- 1763: Capt Augustus Harvey Minister[1]
- 1763-1766: Commodore Thomas Harrison Minister[1]
- 1767-1769: Commodore Richard Spey Minister[1]
- No formal diplomatic representation 1769-1793, other than Consuls 1786 to 1786 John Collet, Consul[4][5]
- 1793-1795: Francis Drake[6] Minister Plenipotentiary[7][8] 1786-1797: Joseph Brame, Consul,[9][10] 1795 - 1797 in charge[7] 1797-1803 James Bird, Vice-consul, Acting Consul [11][12]
British Representatives to Genoa since 1797
Great Britain became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801; the city and republic of Genoa also transferred through several changes of national status during the 19th century.
In 1797, the Republic passed into French control as the Ligurian Republic, and was formally annexed to France in 1805 as the département of Gênes.
At the 1814 Congress of Vienna, Genoa became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Britain continued to appoint Consuls to the city.
- 1840 - 1857 Timothy Yeats-Brown Consul-General [13][14][15]
- 1856 Edward Algernoon Le Mesurier,[16] Consul-general; Montague Yeats-Brown Vice-Consul [14][15]
- 1858 - 1893 Montague Yeats-Brown Consul [17][14][15]
The Kingdom of Sardinia became the core of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
- 1893 - Charles Alfred Payton, Consul [15]
- 1908 - William Keene MVO, Consul [15][18]
- 1918 - Edward C Blech CMG, Consul-General [8]
- 1920 - William H.M. Sinclair, Consul; James R Murray Vice-Consul [15]
- 1922 - Harry Churchill CMG, Consul-General [8]
- 1925 - Robert Erskine Consul-General,[8] C. F. W. Andrews Vice-Consul [15]
- 1930 - Edward William Paget Thurstan, CMG Consul-General[15][19]; I. L. Henderson Vice-Consul [15]
- 1935 - A. G. Major Consul-General; W. J. Sullivan Vice-Consul [15]
- 1940 - W. S. Edmonds CMG, OBE Consul-General; Donald CameronVice-Consul [15]
Consuls were appointed to Genoa from 1950 until 1995; since when all consuls have been honorary.[15]
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