Geofroy Tory

Sir Geofroy William Tory, KCMG (31 July 1912 – 18 July 2012) was a British diplomat.

For French humanist, see Geoffroy Tory.

Biography

The son of William Frank Tory and Edith Wreghitt, Tory was educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield and Queens’ College, Cambridge, where he took a Double First in French and German and was a contemporary of Donald Maclean.[1] He joined the Dominions Office in 1935, and served as the Private Secretary to Sir Edward Harding, Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, during 1938–39.[1][2]

In 1957, Tory was appointed as the first British High Commissioner to Malaya, serving there until 1963. Based in Kuala Lumpur, he wrote to Saville Garner in October 1962 about Tunku Abdul Rahman's views post-Malayan emergency. Tunku believed that there was a Communist conspiracy in Singapore, and Tory wrote that "our Security Service shares his view."[3]

Between 1964 and 1967 he was the British Ambassador to Ireland, before serving as the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malta between 1967 and 1970. In retirement he settled in Ireland.[4]

Tory was appointed CMG in 1956 and KCMG in 1958.[1] He was appointed honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm of Malaysia in 1963.[2]

Honour

Foreign honour

References
  1. "Sir Geofroy Tory". The Telegraph. 10 October 2012.
  2. "Tory, Sir Geofroy (William)". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 June 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  3. The National Archives (UK), CO 1030/1158, 16 October 1962, Geofroy Tory to Saville Garner
  4. Distinguished diplomat who served as ambassador to Ireland, Irish Times, July 28, 2012
  5. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1963" (PDF).
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
New office		 British High Commissioner to Malaya
1957–1963		 Succeeded by
The Viscount Head
as High Commissioner to Malaysia
Preceded by
Sir Ian Maclennan		 British Ambassador to Ireland
1964–1967		 Succeeded by
Sir Andrew Gilchrist
Preceded by
Sir John Martin		 British High Commissioner to Malta
1967–1970		 Succeeded by
Sir Duncan Watson


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