9 8 ), ▁senior ▁partner ▁of ▁C . ▁Ho are ▁& ▁Co . ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁the ▁former ▁P atience ▁Sing leton ▁and ▁Lord ▁Arthur ▁Her vey , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bath ▁and ▁Well s ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁( who ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁son ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Her vey , ▁ 1 st ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁Br istol ). ▁ ▁Through ▁his ▁father , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁VII . ▁ ▁Ho are ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁joining ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁diplom at ▁to ▁Buch ar est , ▁Constantin ople ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁Turkey ), ▁Rome , ▁C airo , ▁P ek ing ▁( today ▁known ▁as ▁Be ij ing ), ▁and ▁Pet ro grad ▁( today ▁known ▁as ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ). ▁While ▁in ▁Russia , ▁he ▁replaced ▁Francis ▁O sw ald ▁Lind ley ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁British ▁cons ul , ▁Douglas ▁Young . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁En voy ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Minister ▁pl en ip ot enti ary ▁to ▁Pers ia ▁in ▁Te h ran , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁En voy ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Minister ▁pl en ip ot enti ary ▁to ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁began ▁serving ▁in ▁