1913 - 2008 (94 years)
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| Name |
Frederick Cecil Mason |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Suffix |
CMG, KCVO |
| Birth |
15 May 1913 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
18 Jan 2008 |
| Person ID |
I78629 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
26 Aug 2022 |
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| Notes |
- Distinguished diplomat who was Ambassador to Chile and the UN
Known as Freddie
Educated at City of London School and St. Catharine's College , Cambridge
During the Second World War, the British occupied the Danish Faroe Islands following Nazi Germany's invasion of Denmark, with Mason serving as the British Consul to the Faroe Islands. He married a local woman, Karen Rorholm. They subsequently left the Faroe Islands. In 1943, he was appointed British Consul in Colón, Panama. He would later, as Sir Frederick Mason CMG, become British Ambassador to Chile (1966-1970) and finally British Permanent Representative to the Geneva Office of the United Nations (1971-1973).
- (Research):Marriage registration:
Frederick Cecil Mason
Marriage date:15/11/1935
Spouse's name:Amy Drew
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Cecil Frederick Mason 9 Jul 1907 - 19 Jun 1983 (aged 75)
BURIAL
Bundaberg Crematorium and Memorial Park
Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia
Probably husband of
Eleanor Jessie Mason 23 Oct 1915 - 23 May 2007
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