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John Harington Gubbins

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131: 272:, Gubbins visited the McVean family and met Helen again. 41-year-old Gubbins and 24-year-old Helen fell in love and were married in Newington, Scotland, in 1894, then lived in Japan. They had four children, who spent much time with the McVeans on the 361: 93: 223: 371: 366: 152: 356: 219: 234: 178: 196: 156: 281: 141: 233:
He was, especially in retirement, a close friend of Satow. He was elected the first President of the newly founded
160: 145: 97:(24 January 1852 – 23 February 1929) was a British linguist, consular official and diplomat. He was the father of 268:, Tokyo in the 1870s, and met McVean's daughter Helen. After McVean returned to Scotland and settled down on the 114: 261: 293: 227: 351: 346: 277: 199:
in 1871. He was English Secretary to the Conference at Tokyo for the Revision of the Treaties, after
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Despite having no university degree, Gubbins was awarded an honorary master's degree from
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left Japan in 1883. On 1 June 1889, he was appointed Japanese Secretary in
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British linguist, consular official & diplomat (1852-1929)
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Ian Nish, "John Harrington Gubbins, 1852-1929," chap. 8 in
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Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Sir Colin McVean Gubbins
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Balliol College
Japanese language
Oxford University
Colin Alexander McVean
Yamato Yashiki
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