Oscar Morland

Sir Oscar Charles Morland GBE (23 March 1904 - 20 May 1980) was a British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Japan and Indonesia.

Sir Oscar Morland
British Ambassador to Japan
In office 1959–1963
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Sir Daniel Lascelles
Succeeded by	Sir Francis Rundall
British Ambassador to Indonesia
In office 1953–1956
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Sir Derwent Kermode
Succeeded by	Dermot MacDermot
Personal details
Born	(1904-03-23)23 March 1904
Died	20 May 1980(1980-05-20) (aged 76)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Alice
Children	4
Education	Leighton Park School
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge

Early life

Oscar Charles Morland was son of Harold John Morland (28 Jul 1869 - 09 Oct 1939).

He married Alice on 1932, daughter of Sir Francis Oswald Lindley, PC, GCMG (12 Jun 1872 - 17 Aug 1950). The union produced four sons.

He was educated at Leighton Park School and at King's College, Cambridge.

Career

• Joined HM Consular Service, 1927.
• Served in Japan, Manchuria, London. Under Sec., Cabinet Office,
• 1950–1953; Ambassador to Indonesia,
• 1953–1956; Asst Under-Sec., FO,
• 1956–1959. Mem., Leeds Regional Hosp. Bd,
• 1959–1963. Ambassador to Japan
• 1965–1974 (Chm. Mental Health and Geriatrics Cttee, 1972–74)

See also

• List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Indonesia
• List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Japan
• Anglo-Japanese relations

References

• Hoare, James. (1999). Embassies in the East: the Story of the British Embassies in Japan, China, and Korea from 1859 to the Present. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press. ISBN 9780700705122; OCLC 42645589
• Nish, Ian. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. ISBN 9781901903515; OCLC 249167170

External links

• UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission