McNeill, John, c 1843-1847
Scope and Contents
Portrait of John McNeill. Caption: "Right Hon: Sir John McNeill, G.C.B. 1795-1883. (Diplomatist)".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "McNeill, Sir John (1795-1883), diplomatist; brother of Duncan McNeill, first baron Colonsay [q. v.]; M.D. Edinburgh, 1814; surgeon on the East India Company's Bombay establishment, 1816-36; envoy and minister plenipotentiary to the shah at Teheran, 1836; failed to prevent the shah from attacking the Afghans, 1838; eventually bought about treaty of commerce between Great Britain and Persia, 1841; chairman of the board of supervision of the working of the Scottish Poor Law Act, 1845-78; on commission of inquiry into the commissariat department and general organisation of troops in Crimea, 1855; privy councillor, 1857; died at Cannes. [xxxv. 249]".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume IV, p. 337
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0011949
Subject
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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