Sir Robert Stewart Crawford GCMG CVO (27 August 1913 - 11 October 2002, Oxfordshire), known as Stewart Crawford, was a British diplomat.

Background

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Crawford was the son of Sir William Crawford, founder of the advertising agency W. S. Crawford Ltd.

Education

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After five years at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, he spent a term at University of Tübingen before going up to Oriel College, Oxford, where he took a First in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.

Career

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Family

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Crawford married Mary Katharine Corbett, daughter of Eric Corbett. They had four sons and one daughter.

Honours

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References

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  • Who's Who 2003 (A. & C. Black, London, 2003) page 489
  • Obituary: Sir Stewart Crawford by Denis Wright in The Independent, 1 November 2002
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