John Cecil Cloake

Background

Cloake, John Cecil was born on December 2, 1924 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England. Son of Cecil Stedman and Maude Osborne (Newling) Cloake.

Education

Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1948.

Career

With British Diplomatic Service, 1948-1980. Assigned to London, Baghdad, Saigon, 1948-1958. Commercial consul British Consulate General, New York City, 1958-1962.

1st secretary British Embassy, Moscow, 1962-1963. With British Diplomatic Service Administration, London, 1963-1968. Commercial counsellor British Embassy, Tehran, Iran, 1968-1972.

Head department Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 1973-1976. Ambassador to Bulgaria British Embassy, Sofia, 1976-1980. Visiting fellow London School of Economics, 1972-1973.

Achievements

• John Cecil Cloake has been listed as a noteworthy British diplomat, historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Richmond Past and Present in Old Photographs (Britain in Old Photographs)

    (This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series ...)

  • Richmond Past

    (Book by Cloake,John)

  • Royal Bounty the Richmond Parish Lands Charity 1786 - 1991
  • Templer: Tiger of Malaya
  • Templer, Tiger of Malaya: The Life of Field-Marshall Sir Gerald Templer
  • Richmond Past and Present in Old Photographs (Britain in Old Photographs) by John Cloake (1999-08-05)
  • Richmond Past by John Cloake (1991-11-15)

Membership

Chairman Museum of Richmond, 1986-1995. With British Army 1943-1946. Fellow Society Antiquaries of London.

Member British Institute Persian Studies (council 1981-1995, honorary treasurer 1982-1990), Richmond Local History Society (chairman 1985-1990, president since 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: local history, family history, gardening, music.

Connections

Married Margaret Thomure Morris, October 6, 1956. 1 child, John Newling.

Father:

Cecil Stedman Cloake

Mother:

Maude Osborne (Newling) Cloake

Spouse:

Margaret Thomure Morris

child:

John Newling Cloake