Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny

Herbert Reginald Dauphin Gybbon-Monypenny CBE (1895–1988) was a British diplomat.

Herbert Reginald Dauphin Gybbon-Monypenny
Born(1895-10-02)2 October 1895
Died22 February 1988(1988-02-22) (aged 92)
OccupationBritish diplomat

Biography

Born on 2 October 1895, Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny was educated at Bedford School. He entered the British Diplomatic Service and was Consul-General in Tunis, between 1943 and 1944, Oriental Counsellor at the British Embassy in Tehran, between 1944 and 1946, Consul-General in Frankfurt, between 1946 and 1951, Consul-General in Jerusalem, between 1951 and 1953, and British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, between 1953 and 1955.[1][2]

Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1953.[3] He retired from Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1955 and died on 22 February 1988, aged 92.

References
  1. Obituary, The Times, 26 February 1988, p.18
  2. "The London Gazette" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 26 November 1943. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. "Supplement to The London Gazette" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 1 January 1953. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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