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    British Diplomatic Officials Accredited in Algeria from the 16th to the mid 19th Centuries

     

    British Diplomatic Officials Accredited in Algeria from the 16th to the mid 19th Centuries


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    John Tipton, Consul, 1580, still in post  1591.

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    Richard Allen, Consul, 1606-1620.

    Richard Forde, Consul, 1620.

    Nicholas Leate (Leatt), Acting Consul, 1623.

    James Frizell, Consul, 1623-43.

    Edmond Casson, “Agent for Parliament”, 16 Aug 1645.

    Humphry Oneby, Consul until 1653.

    Edmond Casson, Acting Consul, 1653-1654.

    Robert Browne, Consul, 1655-1663. 

    Capt. Nicholas Parker, Acting Consul, 1664-1667.

    John Ward, Consul,  1667-1674. 

    Samuel Martin, Consul General, 1674 till circa 1680.

    Philip Rycaut, appointed Agent & Consul General, 1683, was at Algiers from 27 Jul 1683 to 24 Oct 1684.

    John Erlisman, Agent & Consul General, 1684-1690.

    Robert Cole, Acting Consul, 1690-1696. 

    Thomas Baker, Agent & Consul General , 1690-1694.

    Robert Cole, Agent & Consul General, 10 Aug 1694 till his death on 13 Nov 1712.

    Thomas Thomson, Acting Consul , 1712-1713.

    Samuel Thomson, Consul, arrived 29 Jun 1713; absent fr. 25 Feb 1716.

    Thomas Thomson, Acting Consul during his brother Samuel’s absence (above).

    Charles Hudson, appointed Consul , 9 Sep 1719, appointed Consul General on 8 Jan 1720; Agent & Consul General, 1723. Merchant; in Algiers since circa 1710; his health failed in 1728; permitted to leave consulate in charge of his business partner Edward Holden. Died 14 May 1729 Montpellier, France.

    Charles Black, Consul General, 1729-1739,  recalled after many complaints of his incompetence, he left Algiers Feb 1739.

    George Logie, Consul for Sweden, forced Charles Black (above) out of office.

    Edward Holden, Agent & Consul General, 10 Feb 1739, had been Acting Consul in 1720, described as “deputy Consul at Algier” in 1729, died 25 Nov 1739.

    John Ford, Acting Consul, 1739.

    Ambrose Stanyford, appointed Agent & Consul General, 1739, took up office 30 Jan 1741, died 1752 in Algiers.

    Robert White, Acting Consul, 1752.

    Stanhope Aspinwall, appointed Agent & Consul General, 8 Aug 1752, arrived at Algiers 29 Jul 1754, re-appointed Consul General, 1 May 1761. 

    Simon Peter Cruize, Acting Consul, business partner of Robert White (above).

    John Ford, appointed Agent & Consul General, Aug 1761 but died before taking up post, had been Acting Consul 1739 (above).

    James Bruce, Consul General, 1762-1765, resigned 16 Jun 1765.

    Richard Ball, surgeon to the British factory at Algiers, surrendered to the marshal of the King’s Bench Prison, Southwark, as an insolvent debtor, 5 Feb 1765. 

    Robert Kirke, Consul General, 17 Jun 1765, ordered back to London 1766, Consul, 1767. 

    James Sampson, Consul General, 10 May 1767. 

    Archibald Campbell Fraser, Agent & Consul General, 1767-1775. 

    Edward Bayntun, appointed Agent & Consul General, 28 Sep 1776, died 1 Nov 1777 in Algiers.

    John Woulfe, Vice-consul 1776, Acting Consul 1777-1780, had come with Bayntun (above) from Tripoli and was appointed Vice-consul by him, after Bayntun’s death, he acted until arrival of Davison.

    Nathaniel Davison, appointed Agent & Consul General, 22 Jan 1778, withdrew Feb 1783.

    John Woulfe, Acting Consul, 1784, took over responsiblity for affairs after Davison left, confirmed as acting Consul General by the ambassador Sir Roger Curtis..

    Charles Logie, appointed Agent & Consul General, 19 May 1785, removed 1791, previously Swedish Consul at Algiers.

    Charles Mace, appointed Acting Consul , 1 Jun 1792, expelled, later reinstated as Consul, arrived at Algiers Jan 1794.

    Richard Masters, appointed Consul General, arrived at Algiers 27 Nov 1797.

    John Falcon, appointed Agent & Consul General 13 Aug 1799.

    Richard Cartwright, Agent & Consul General, arrived at Algiers 3 Jan 1805, left 22 Feb 1806.

    Henry Stanyford Blanckley, Agent & Consul General,  1806-1812, initially only Pro-consul, his father was friend of Admiral Horatio Nelson.

    Hugh Henry McDonnell, Agent & Consul General, 1824, arrived at Algiers 1 Apr 1812 as Pro-consul, appointed Consul General 1811, retired 1820.

    William Danford, Pro-consul 1824-1827.

    Morris Thomas, appointed Consul General, 29 Jan 1825.

    Robert William St John, appointed Agent & Consul General, Aug 1827, Consul General, 1837.

    J. Fraser, Vice-consul, 1826-1833. 

    Nathaniel Welsford, Vice-consul, 1827-1833.

    Alexander Tulin, appointed Vice-consul, Jun 1826, born in 1795 Tunis, died 1848 Algiers; 

    Charles Tulin, acting Vice-consul, 23 Dec 1848 to 24 Jan 1849, appointed Vice-consul 24 Jan 1849, acted as Agent & Consul General in Algeria Jun-Aug 1850 and as Consul from 1 Jan to 4 Mar 1851, appointed Vice-consul for province of Oran 28 Jan 1851 (see below).

    Thomas John Elmore, appointed Vice-consul, unpaid 13 Jul 1854, appointed Vice-consul 1 Apr 1856, appointed Consul for Georgia, USA, 1874.


    BONA (present day Annaba)

    John Francis Llambias, acting Vice-consul, 31 Jan 1822 till Sep 1827, and 12 Jul 1830 till 28 Dec 1853, appointed Vice-consul ,12 Jan 1854, still in post 1865. 


    Bougie (present day Bejaïa)

    Morris Branzele, Vice-consul unpaid 1848.


    ORAN

    John Bell, appointed Vice-consul, Mar 1837, Consul at Algiers 15 Jan 1851, Consul General for Algeria 22 Jul 1854.

    Charles Tulin, appointed Vice-consul, 28 Jan 1851.


    Philippeville (present day Skikda)

    John Baptist Ellul, appointed Vice-consul, 8 May 1852.


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