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The Right Honourable
Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald
GCMG, GCVO, KCB
Sir Claude MacDonald, c. 1900
British Ambassador to Japan
(British Minister to Japan, 1900–1905)
Ambassador to
In office
1900–1912
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
George V
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Arthur Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
H. H. Asquith
Preceded bySir Ernest Mason Satow
Succeeded byConyngham Greene
Personal details
Born(1852-06-12)12 June 1852
Morar, Gwalior, India
Died10 September 1915(1915-09-10) (aged 63)
London, England
Resting placeBrookwood Cemetery
51°17′51″N 0°37′34″W / 51.297562°N 0.626209°W / 51.297562; -0.626209
Spouse
Ethel Armstrong MacDonald
(m. 1892)
Parent(s)James Dawson and Mary Ellen Macdonald
EducationRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
OccupationSoldier, diplomat
Military service
AllegianceClaude Maxwell MacDonald United Kingdom
Branch/serviceClaude Maxwell MacDonald British Army
Years of service1872–1896
RankColonel
Unit74th Regiment of Foot
Battles/warsAnglo-Egyptian War
Mahdist War
Boxer Rebellion

Colonel Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, PC (12 June 1852 – 10 September 1915) was a British soldier and diplomat, best known for his service in China and Japan.[1]

  1. ^ Nish, Ian. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859–1972, pp. 94–102.

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