Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, died here today.
Lord Lothian was indisposed for several days and he was unable to deliver the address to the American Farm Bureau Federa~ tion last night owing to what his; staff called fatigue and "internal disturbance The Counselor to the Embassy delivered it for hi.
Lord Lothian is reported to have passed away at the British Embassy this morning, according to the Dis trict of Columbia coroner.
fy-clzht years of aye, Lord Lothian had been Ambassador in Washington only since April last year, succeeding Sit Ronald Lindsay. Only Test month he made a hurried trip to London to consult his Government Jon certain matters, and on his return Washington he startled the world by telling pressmen that, Britain would shortly require financial assis free in order to carry on the war.
Son of the tate Major-General 10 Ralph Kerr, Lord Lothian was educat.
at the oratory school, Birmingham, and New College, Oxford.
He was associated with the Press before entering the diplomatic se vice, being Editor "The State" in South Africa in 1908-08 and editor The "Round "Table from 1910 to to Tu 1916 he pointed Secretary to the Prime Minister, and then later} was made Chancellor of the Duchy Of Lancaster and. Parliamentary Under-Secretary inthe tio OMe
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