Background
GALSWORTHY, John was born on June 19, 1919 in London. Son of the late Captain Arthur Galsworthy and Violet Gertrude (Harrison) Galsworthy.
GALSWORTHY, John was born on June 19, 1919 in London. Son of the late Captain Arthur Galsworthy and Violet Gertrude (Harrison) Galsworthy.
Emanuel School, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
He was knighted Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1975 on the occasion of the Queen"s state visit to Mexico. He was educated at Emanuel School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and served in World World War II in the Duke of Cornwall"s Light Infantry. Galsworthy"s brother, Sir Arthur Galsworthy Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, was the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands and High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1970 to 1973.
In 1973, he was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, where he served from 1973 to 1976.
Arthur Galsworthy is the father of the diplomat Sir Anthony Galsworthy.
Married Jennifer Ruth Johnstone in 1942.