List of consuls-general of the United Kingdom in Boston

The British Consulate-General, Boston is the United Kingdom's local consulate for New England, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.^[1]

List of consuls-general

1899–1902: Sir John Blunt [2]
1908: William Wyndham^[3]
1908–1919: Frederick Leay^[4]
1919–1920: Sir Harry Armstrong [5]
1920–1922: Thomas Porter^[6]
1922–1931: Edward Gray^[7]
1931–1933: George Beak^[8]
1933–1943: Hugh Ford^[9]
1943–1944: Sir Anthony George (died in office)[10]
1944–1947: Bernard Sullivan [11]
1947–1950: Eric Whitamore^[12]
1950–1954: Leslie Barber [13]
1954–1955: Sir William Barker [14]
1955–1958: Sir Robert Marett [15]
1959–1962: George Edmondson [16]
1962–1966: Sir John Curle [17]
1966–1969: Ralph Selby [18]
1969–1971: Leonore Storar^[19]
1971–1975: Alastair Maitland [20]
1975–1977: Granville Ramage [21]
1977–1980: Sir Giles Bullard [22]
1980–1983: Philip McKearney [23]
1983–1987: David A. Burns [24]
1988–1991: Philip McLean [25]
1992–1995: John Wynne Owen [26]
1995–1999: James Poston [27]
1999–2003: George Fergusson^[28]
2003–2007: John Rankin^[29]
2007–2012: Phil Budden^[30]
2012–2016: Susie Kitchens^[31]
2016–2020: Harriet Cross^[32]
2020–2024: Peter Abbott [33]
2024–present: David Clay [34]

References

^ Colin Mackie (2011). "A Directory of British Diplomats: 1900-2011" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved 14 May 2012.
^ "Blunt, Sir John Elijah". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1916. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "No. 28164". The London Gazette. 4 August 1908. p. 5729. The King has been graciously pleased to appoint William Wyndham, Esq., to be His Majesty's Consul-General for the States of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, to reside at Boston.
^ "No. 28189". The London Gazette. 27 October 1908. p. 7750. The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Frederick Peter Leay, Esq. to be His Majesty's Consul-General for the States of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, to reside at Boston.
^ "Armstrong, Sir (Harry) Gloster". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1938. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "No. 31851". The London Gazette. 6 April 1920. p. 4134. The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Parker Porter, Esq. to be His Majesty's Consul-General for the States of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, to reside at Boston.
^ "Gray, Edward Francis". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1960. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Beak, George Bailey". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1934. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Ford, Hugh Alexander". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1966. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "George, Sir Anthony Hastings". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1944. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Sullivan, Bernard Ponsonby". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1958. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Whitamore, Charles Eric". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1965. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Barber, Leslie Claud Seton". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1968. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Barker, Sir William". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1992. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Marett, Sir Robert (Hugh Kirk)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1981. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Edmondson, George D'Arcy". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1976. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Curle, Sir John (Noel Ormiston)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1997. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Selby, Ralph Walford". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1997. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Storar, Leonore Elizabeth Therese". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1997. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Maitland, Alastair George". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 1916. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Ramage, (James) Granville (William)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Bullard, Sir Giles (Lionel)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1992. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "McKearney, Philip". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Burns, David Allan". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "McLean, Philip Alexander". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Owen, John Wynne". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Poston, James". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Fergusson, George Duncan". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ "Rankin, John James". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.
^ Foreign and Commonwealth Office (20 April 2011). "Our Consul-General". British Consulate-General in San Francisco website. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012.
^ "Susie Kitchens, British Consul General in Boston". gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "Harriet Cross, British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago". gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ "Peter Abbott OBE, British Consul General in Boston". gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ "David Clay MBE". gov.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

External links

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[gulabin-1] Colin Mackie (2011). "A Directory of British Diplomats: 1900-2011" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved 14 May 2012.

[John_Blunt-2] "Blunt, Sir John Elijah". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1916. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[William_Wyndham-3] "No. 28164". The London Gazette. 4 August 1908. p. 5729. The King has been graciously pleased to appoint William Wyndham, Esq., to be His Majesty's Consul-General for the States of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, to reside at Boston.

[Frederick_Leay-4] "No. 28189". The London Gazette. 27 October 1908. p. 7750. The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Frederick Peter Leay, Esq. to be His Majesty's Consul-General for the States of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, to reside at Boston.

[Harry_Armstrong-5] "Armstrong, Sir (Harry) Gloster". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1938. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Thomas_Porter-6] "No. 31851". The London Gazette. 6 April 1920. p. 4134. The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Parker Porter, Esq. to be His Majesty's Consul-General for the States of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, to reside at Boston.

[Edward_Gray-7] "Gray, Edward Francis". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1960. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[George_Beak-8] "Beak, George Bailey". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1934. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Hugh_Ford-9] "Ford, Hugh Alexander". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1966. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Anthony_George-10] "George, Sir Anthony Hastings". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1944. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Bernard_Sullivan-11] "Sullivan, Bernard Ponsonby". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1958. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Eric_Whitamore-12] "Whitamore, Charles Eric". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1965. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Leslie_Barber-13] "Barber, Leslie Claud Seton". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1968. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[William_Barker-14] "Barker, Sir William". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1992. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Robert_Marett-15] "Marett, Sir Robert (Hugh Kirk)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1981. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[George_Edmondson-16] "Edmondson, George D'Arcy". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1976. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[John_Curle-17] "Curle, Sir John (Noel Ormiston)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1997. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Ralph_Selby-18] "Selby, Ralph Walford". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1997. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Leonore_Storar-19] "Storar, Leonore Elizabeth Therese". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1997. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Alastair_Maitland-20] "Maitland, Alastair George". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 1916. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Granville_Ramage-21] "Ramage, (James) Granville (William)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Giles_Bullard-22] "Bullard, Sir Giles (Lionel)". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 1992. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Philip_McKearney-23] "McKearney, Philip". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[David_Burns-24] "Burns, David Allan". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[Philip_McLean-25] "McLean, Philip Alexander". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[John_Wynne_Owen-26] "Owen, John Wynne". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[James_Poston-27] "Poston, James". Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[George_Fergusson-28] "Fergusson, George Duncan". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[John_Rankin-29] "Rankin, John James". Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via Oxford University Press.

[SF_CG_bio-30] Foreign and Commonwealth Office (20 April 2011). "Our Consul-General". British Consulate-General in San Francisco website. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012.

[31] "Susie Kitchens, British Consul General in Boston". gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[32] "Harriet Cross, British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago". gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[33] "Peter Abbott OBE, British Consul General in Boston". gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[34] "David Clay MBE". gov.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

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