List of Consuls-General of the United Kingdom in Shanghai

The Consul-General from the United Kingdom in Shanghai is the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative within the city of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. From 1842 to 1949 the Consul-General's office and residence was located in the British Consulate General in Shanghai on the Bund; from 1985 to 2014 in the Shanghai Centre on Nanjing West Road; and from December 2014 in the new British Centre on West Beijing Road.[1]

Consul-General of the United Kingdom in Shanghai
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
John Edwards
since June 2015
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceShanghai
Inaugural holderGeorge Balfour
Formation1 December 1842
WebsiteBritish Consulate-General Shanghai

List of Consuls-General

Consuls, 1842–1880
Name Tenure Begin Tenure End Notes
George Balfour1 December 18427 October 1846
Rutherford Alcock7 October 1846May 1854
Sir Daniel Brooke RobertsonMay 1854December 1858
Sir Harry Smith ParkesDecember 1858March 1865
Thomas Taylor Meadows23 July 1859April 1863[note 1]
Frederick E. B. HarveyApril 18636 June 1863[note 1]
John Markham6 June 1863March 1865[note 1]
Charles Alexander WinchesterMarch 1865January 1871
Walter Henry MedhurstJanuary 1871March 1880[note 2]
Arthur DavenportJanuary 1877March 1880[note 1]

Consuls-General, 1880–1958
Name Tenure Begin Tenure End Notes
Patrick Joseph HughesMarch 18801 April 1891
Sir Nicholas John Hannen1 April 189113 November 1897[note 3]
George Jamieson13 November 189713 May 1899
Byron Brenan13 May 18991 July 1901
Sir Pelham Laird Warren1 July 1901January 1911[2]
Sir Everard Duncan Home FraserJuly 191124 August 1922
James William Jamieson23 June 1919January 1920[note 4]
Sir Sidney Barton24 August 192221 May 1929
John Fitzgerald Brenan21 May 192914 August 1932[3]
Charles Edward Whitmore14 August 193212 December 1932[note 4]
Arthur Dickinson Blackburn12 December 193227 March 1933[note 4][4]
John Wallace Ord Davidson27 March 193319 December 1933[note 4]
Sir John Fitzgerald Brenan19 December 193310 September 1935
John Wallace Ord Davidson10 September 193524 September 1937[note 4]
Sir Herbert Phillips24 September 193717 January 1940[5]
Sir Anthony Hastings George17 January 19408 December 1941[note 5][6]
Sir Alwyne Ogden8 September 194521 June 1947[7]
Michael Cavenagh Gillett21 June 19472 November 1948[8]
Robert Urquhart2 November 1948July 1950[9]
Kenneth Bumstead4 July 19501950[10]
Scott Burdett19501951
John Coghill19511952
Allan Veitch1952September 1954
Frederick GarnerSeptember 1954July 1956
Ayrton John Seaton PullanJuly 1956May 1958

British Consul attached to the Shanghai Overseas Chinese Affairs Commissioner, 1958–1967
Name Tenure Begin Tenure End Notes
Harry WrightJune 1958July 1960
Frank Chatterton ButlerJuly 1960February 1962
Brian StewartFebruary 1962July 1962
Douglas Spankie4 July 1962June 1964[11]
Douglas BrookfieldJune 1964July 1966
Peter HewittOctober 196624 May 1967[12]

Consuls-General, 1985–present
Name Tenure Begin Tenure End Notes
Trevor MoundMarch 1985June 1987
Iain OrrJune 1987December 1990
John MacdonaldDecember 19901994
Simon Featherstone19941996
Warren Townend19962000
Paul Raymond Sizeland2000July 2003
Sue BishopJuly 2003December 2006[13]
Carma ElliotDecember 2006January 2011[14]
Brian DavidsonJanuary 2011June 2015[15]
John EdwardsJune 20152019[16]
Chris WoodJuly 2019

See also

Notes
  1. Acting Consul.
  2. Acting Consul from July 1868 to January 1871.
  3. Also served as Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan, 1891–1900.
  4. Acting Consul-General.
  5. Term interrupted by Japanese occupation of the Shanghai International Settlement and declaration of war.

References
  1. "British Consulate-General Shanghai is moving to the new British Centre in December 2014". British Consulate General Shanghai. 2 December 2014.
  2. "No. 27330". The London Gazette. 5 July 1901. p. 4469.
  3. "No. 33527". The London Gazette. 20 August 1929. p. 5404.
  4. "No. 34166". The London Gazette. 31 May 1935. p. 3608.
  5. The Straits Times, 9 June 1939, p. 15.
  6. "No. 34912". The London Gazette. 11 July 1940. p. 4742.
  7. "No. 37900". The London Gazette. 7 March 1947. p. 1117.
  8. "No. 38192". The London Gazette. 30 January 1948. p. 742.
  9. "No. 38565". The London Gazette. 18 March 1949. p. 1384.
  10. "No. 39081". The London Gazette. 1 December 1950. p. 6006.
  11. "No. 42915". The London Gazette. 8 February 1963. p. 1190.
  12. Grey, Anthony (25 May 1967). "Chinese Mob Daubs Glue on 2 Britons". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. "Sue Bishop". China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  14. "Carma Elliot CMG OBE". British Council China. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  15. "Consul-General in Shanghai - Brian Davidson". GOV.UK. Her Majesty's Government. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  16. "Consul-General in Shanghai - John Edwards". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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