John Jordan (diplomat)
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The Right Honourable Sir John Newell Jordan GCMG GCIE KCB |
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| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United Kingdom to the Qing Empire | |
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In office 19 September 1906 – 12 March 1910 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Preceded by | R.G. Townley |
| Succeeded by | William Grenfell Max-Muller |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United Kingdom to the Republic of China | |
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In office 28 November 1910 – 1 March 1920 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | William Grenfell Max-Muller |
| Succeeded by | Sir Beilby Alston |
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5 September 1852 Balloo, County Down, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 September 1925 (aged 73) |
| Alma mater |
Royal Belfast Academical Institution Queen's College, Belfast Queen's College, Cork |
Sir John Newell Jordan GCMG GCIE KCB PC (5 September 1852 – 14 September 1925) was a British diplomat.
Jordan was born in Balloo, County Down, Ireland, the son of a wealthy Presbyterian farmer. He apparently never lost his Irish accent. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen's College, Belfast and Queen's College, Cork. In 1876 he joined the Chinese Consular Service as a student interpreter. He held various posts in South China before being appointed Chinese Secretary at the British Legation in Peking in 1891. In 1896 he was appointed Consul-General at Seoul, Korea, becoming Chargé d'affaires in 1898 and Minister-Resident in August 1901. He remained there until November 1905, being appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1904. Jordan received the Queen Victoria Jubilee Medal in 1897 followed by the King Edward VII Coronation Medal in 1902.
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