Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote
Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote, known as Sir Julian Pauncefote between 1874 and 1899, was a British barrister, judge and diplomat. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1882 and 1889 when he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, an office that was upgraded to that of Ambassador to the United States in 1893. Elevated to the peerage as Baron Pauncefote in 1899, he died in office in 1902.
Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1883.
Julian Pauncefote as Attorney-General of Hong Kong
Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote, with his wife Selina Cubitt, and daughters
Pauncefote memorial in the churchyard of East Stoke in Nottinghamshire, parish church of the Bromley Baronets of Stoke Hall, into which family his daughter had married
Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)
The Secretary for Justice is the head of the Hong Kong Department of Justice, the chief legal advisor to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and the chief law enforcement officer of the Government of Hong Kong. Before the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997, the position was known as the Attorney-General of Hong Kong.
Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)
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