Henry McMahon
British military officer, colonial official and diplomat (1862–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Vincent Arthur Henry McMahon GCMG GCVO KCIE CSI KStJ (28 November 1862 – 29 December 1949) was a British Indian Army officer and diplomat who served as the High Commissioner in Egypt from 1915 to 1917.[2] He was also an administrator in British India and served twice as Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan.[3] McMahon is best known for the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence with Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, the McMahon Line between Tibet and India, and the Declaration to the Seven in response to a memorandum written by seven notable Syrians. After the Sykes-Picot Agreement was published by the Bolshevik Russian government in November 1917, McMahon resigned.[4] He also features prominently in Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence's account of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
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Born | 28 November 1862 Simla, Punjab Province, British India |
Died | 29 December 1949 (1949-12-30) (aged 87) London, United Kingdom[1] |
Occupation | Diplomat, commissioner |
Known for | McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, the McMahon Line, Declaration to the Seven |