Background
ELLIOT, Francis Edmund Hugh was born on March 24, 1851 in The Hague. Son of late Right Honourable Sir Henry Elliot, Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (2nd son of 2nd Earl of Minto), and Anne, daughter of Sir E. Antrobus, Baronet.
ELLIOT, Francis Edmund Hugh was born on March 24, 1851 in The Hague. Son of late Right Honourable Sir Henry Elliot, Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (2nd son of 2nd Earl of Minto), and Anne, daughter of Sir E. Antrobus, Baronet.
Eton; Balliol College Oxford. 2nd class Classical Moderations, 3rd class Final Schools, Classics, Master of Arts Steered Eton Eight, 1866-1868. Rowed bow, 1869; rowed in Balliol Eight, 1870-1873 (head of the river, 1873).
Bow of Oxford Etonian crew, 1871 (winners of Grand Challenge Cup, Henley).
Entered Diplomatic Service and appointed Attach6 at Constantinople, 1874. 3rd Secretary at Vienna, 1878. 2nd Secretary at Rio, 1879.
Stockholm, 1881; Lisbon, 1883. Cairo, 1884; Paris, 1885. Secretary of Legation at Athens, 1890.
His (or Her) Majesty Agent and Consul-General Sofia, Bulgaria, 1895-1903. Minister at Athens since 1903.
Clubs: Travellers’, St. James’s.