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George William Chad

George William Chad (1784[1] or 6 July 1781,[2] Thursford – 25 April 1849, London) was a British diplomat.

George William Chad was the son of Sir George Chad, Bart. He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1809 and M.A. in 1813. He became a career diplomat, remaining in the Diplomatic Service for twenty-five years. He was Secretary of the Embassy and afterwards Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of the Netherlands. He served as a minister at Dresden, Frankfurt and Berlin. He was buried at Bagthorpe, Norfolk.[2]

Works

  • Narrative of the late Revolution in Holland, 1814

References

  1. ^ "Archival material relating to Chad, George William (1784-1849) Diplomat". UK National Archives. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Chad, George William (CHT805GW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

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