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Stratford de Redcliffe

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[strat-ferd duh red-klif] / ˈstræt fərd də rɛd klɪf /

noun

  1. 1st Viscount Stratford Canning, 1786–1880, English diplomat.


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The excavations on the site of the Mausoleum added four slabs to the series presented by Lord Stratford de Redcliffe in 1840.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

Lord Clarendon to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, September 10, 1853—Ibid, part iv. p.

From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by Bright, John

And Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, do you think he will be employed again? he seemed so anxious to get a place.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

The British ambassador, Sir Stratford de Redcliffe, however, insisted upon the Porte recognising the rights of the Protestant Armenians as an independent religious denomination, and since then the missions have prospered.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

As has been said, Mentchikof was no match in the arts of diplomacy for Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and an angry and lively war of diplomatic notes passed between them.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders by Lord, John