Sir Adrian Holman | |
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| Born | (1895-12-22)22 December 1895 |
| Died | 6 September 1974(1974-09-06) (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
| Relations | Richard Haswell Holman (Father) |
| Other work | Britishdiplomat |
Sir Adrian HolmanKBECMGMC (22 December 1895 – 6 September 1974) was a Britishdiplomat.
The son of Richard Haswell Holman, he was educated atCopthorne Preparatory School,Harrow School, andNew College, Oxford.
He served inBritish Army with theRoyal Artillery duringWorld War I, from 1915 to 1918, and received theMilitary Cross and wasmentioned in dispatches.
In 1920, he joined the Diplomatic Service as aThird Secretary, serving in Brussels from 1921 to 1924 (promoted toSecond Secretary while there, 1922). In Rome, 1924–1926, then Paris, 1926 to 1931, (becomingFirst Secretary in 1931). On 30 April 1930 he married the Hon. (Harriet) Anne Tyrrell, only surviving child ofWilliam George Tyrrell, Baron Tyrrell of Avon, British Ambassador to France. The wedding, at Notre Dame Cathedral, was the first 'official' wedding of a British subject at the cathedral since the marriage ofMary Queen of Scots and the Dauphin of France in 1558, and was attended by 'vast crowds';[1] within a year, Mrs Holman had applied to the Pope for an annulment, and Holman accepted a posting as Secretary of Legation atPeking, 1931 to 1935. At theForeign Office, 1935–1938, then at the British Embassies in Berlin 1938–1939 andThe Hague, 1939. In 1940, he married (secondly) Betty, the only daughter ofSir Gilbert Fox, 1st Baronet. Posted to Baghdad, 1940, where he became Counsellor, then to Tehran in 1942 and next the British Mission in Algiers.
In 1944, Holman returned to Paris asMinister, then was British Political Representative in Romania, from 1946 to 1947 and Minister there, 1947–1949. He was Minister Plenipotentiary to Cuba, from 1949, a post which was redesignated as ambassador in 1950. He remained in Cuba until he retired from the Foreign Service in May 1954.
In retirement, he lived at Bohunt Manor,Liphook,[2]Hampshire, where he indulged his recreations of fishing and gardening. He was a member of the Bath Club in London.
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| Preceded by No representation due toWorld War II previously Sir Reginald Hoare | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania 1947–1948 | Succeeded by Anthony Colin Kendll |
| Preceded by Previous heads of mission were Ministers Plenipotentiary | British Ambassador to Cuba 1950–1954 | Succeeded by |