Background
BRIMELOW, Thomas was born on October 25, 1915 in Tyldesley, Lancashire. Son of William Brimelow and Hannah Smith.
BRIMELOW, Thomas was born on October 25, 1915 in Tyldesley, Lancashire. Son of William Brimelow and Hannah Smith.
New Mills Grammar School and Oriel College Oxford.
Fellow, Queen"s College. Oxford 1937; Probationer Vice-Consul, Danzig 1938. Consulate, Riga 1939, Acting Consul 1940.
Served in Consulate-General, New York 1940.
In charge of Consular Section of Embassy, Moscow 1942-1945. Foreign Office 1945; First Secretary, Havana 1948.
In Moscow 1951-1954. Counsellor (Commercial) Ankara 1954-1956.
Head of Northern Department, Foreign Office 1956-1960. Counsellor, Washington 1960-1963.
Minister, Moscow 1963-1966. Ambassador to Poland 1966-1969.
Deputy Under-Secretary Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1969-1973.
Representative on Council of Western European Union 1969-1973. Permanent Under-Secretary, Head of Diplomatic Service 1973-1975. Chairman Occupational Pensions Board 1978-1982.
Honorary Fellow, Oriel College, Oxford 1973, Queen"s College, Oxford 1974.
He was Permanent Under-Secretary at the British Foreign Office in 1973-1975, Member of the European Parliament in 1977-1978 and Ambassador to Poland in 1966-1969.
Married Jean East. Cull in 1945.