Background
Kirkpatrick, Ivone Augustine was born on February 3, 1897 in Wellington, India. Son of Ivone and Lady Mary (Hardinge) Kirkpatrick.
Mussolini
Kirkpatrick, Ivone Augustine was born on February 3, 1897 in Wellington, India. Son of Ivone and Lady Mary (Hardinge) Kirkpatrick.
Educated Downside School, Bath, England Entered British Diplomatic Service, 1919, 2nd secretary, 1921-1928, 1st secretary, 1928-1930, 1st secretary British Embassy, Rome, 1930-1932, charge d"affaires, Vatican, 1932-1933, 1st secretary British Embassy, Berlin, 1933-1938, director foreign division Ministry of Information, 1940, counsellor of Embassy, 1941, controller European Services British Broadcasting Corporation, 1941-1944, deputy commander (civil) Control Commission Germany, 1944, assistant under-secretary state Foreign Office, 1945, deputy under-secretary state, 1948-1950, British High Commissioner in Germany, 1950-1953, permanent under-secretary state Foreign Office, 1953-1957. Chair Independent Television Authority, 1957-1962, National Bank Limited., London, 1963-1964. Joint president Channel Tunnel Study Group, 1959-1974.
The Inner Circle: The Memoirs of Ivone Kirkpatrick
Mussolini: Study of a Demagogue, 1964.
Served British Army, 1914-1919, to captain.
Married Violet Caulfeild Cottell, January 10, 1929. Children: Ivone Peter, Cecilia Sybil.