Telegram-herald., 1891-11-25
LORD LYI7ON IS DEAD
Crest Brif2in's Minister 70 France
Expires at Paris.
LIIIEalTEUR AID DIpLoalTE
Ne Wa vEssrsy Of IaafA Uadss Lord
bs~es.sn.ia aad nas Held Aaay
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L0xD0x, Nov. 24.-Ths Right Honor-
able EDWARD Bulwer Lyttoo. e. C. B..
ambassador 10 France, poet, novelist,
diplomat. died IN Pafis today he was
best known IN America cy MS literary
works. published over the non de
plume owen Meredith. "Luelle,"
iszued n 1860, Is onee ATTAINED
q widespread popularity on both sdes
Of the Atlantic. This gas followed
three years later BY the Ring OF
Anas.s." In 1874 appeared ais "EabIes
IN song" and IA 1917 After Paradise,
or Legends OF Exile" Among MS
prose works are speeches or Edward,
Lord LyttOn,' with prefsrasory MEM
orr ssued ID 1874. ANA tine Life, Let
terz and Literary Remains OF Edward
Bulwer, Lord Lytton." issued In 1858.
Lord Lytton Was appointed minister
70 France four years ago lbs last
public cffice previous TO this Was That
OF yiceroy Of India, position which ne
resigned IN 1887 simultaneously with
LORD Beace nstleid's retirement from
the premisrsnlp. Lord Lytton may DC
sad 10 have spent most OF his hte ~
diplomatic service. When not quite
eighteen years OF age he was appointed
Oct. ~, ls43, attacne AT Vast iagton,
where ms uncle, SIR Henry BGlser, az
ter9ard Dalllng aud Bulwer, was minis
ter. 10 Slr Henry ne acted at the time as
private secretary On Feb D, 1880 ne
Was transferred a. attzcne 10 Florence,
aad on Aug. II, lcJ4, VAS removed 10 the
embassy ~ Paris. he was thence pro-
noted snoi { y after the peace OF lS56, 10
be paid stIIche at Tire Hague Two
years afteTward. on April /, 1898, he
was appointed ilrst paid attAche ~ ST.
Petersburg. and Little more than two
months later WAS gaZetted first paid At
tache Gt COustanGncple. From that
embassy be was, on jan d 1859. transfer
ted 70 the one At Y .enna. tie was on Oct.
4, 1862. gaZetted second secretary IN the
English diplomatic service, beng en-
pioyed IN that capacity AZ Vienna.
Shortly afterward ne was promoted
en- January 3. 1868, 10 Be secretary of
legation at Copenhagen. There, dur
ing two intervals, from February
q TO March Is, ls65, and again
from AIrl IA to Nay "A. 1864.
Ee held the position OF charge
d'atfaires. A week before the date last
mentioned Ton MAY IS, 1869 he was
gzzetLed a. secretary of the legation At
Athens, whence, on April Il, lSo5, ne
was transferred 10 LIbsou. Upon three
several occasions ne there also dis
charged the Office or charge d'atfalrs,
from May 80 10 October. 1865. from
April % 10 November Is, ls66, and
fron, Septs moer IA, 1857, to March 10,
1905. In little more than . month from
the last named dsle, on February -,
1865, when .hs successfully concluded
the negotiation OF . COMMERCIAL treaty
between Great Britain and Portugal,
ne WAS transferred To Madrid. SIX
months later lie was promoted to
the secretarysnlp OF embassy at
from October 30 to December 20, 1869,
as charge d'atalres and was thence
transferred on October D, 1872, as secre-
taiy of embassy 10 Paris. Three
mouths aiterwxrd upon bIs fathers
d. attn. ne succeeded 10 the title a. tae
second Baron Lytton. Twice during
the same year, from April Is TO May Il,
and again from September IA TO
As charge d'aislres, and TO tue close
of MS career here as secretary OF en-
bassy ne VAS always. during the 40
sence of the emtarsador, accredited
there az munster plenipotenEsry. HAY
ing proviously declined the governor
ship OF Madras, he was appointed
ambassador AZ llsbon an December,
l874. and after occupying that post Tor
a year was suddenly informed y tele-
gram m January. 1876. OF nis IN na-
ton by Mr.. DssEasii "a vlceroy vi India.