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He was Sir Gerald Campbell, unofficious, efficient No. 2 British diplomat in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was true, as Cecilia had said, that for an unofficious man it was a singular position.

From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry

Towards the community she stood as an unofficious and unostentatious missionary and educator.

From Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward by Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould)

He was prominent in secular as well as religious works, interesting himself in every movement that promoted health, morality, or education; and especially serviceable as the friendly, unofficious counsellor of all classes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various