Charles Murray Marling

Sir Charles Murray Marling was a British diplomat.

Early life

Marling was born on 3 December 1862 in the village of King's Stanley near Stroud, Gloucestershire, the second son of Sir William Marling, 2nd Baronet. His brother was Percival Marling who was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was educated at Wellington and Trinity College, Cambridge before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1888.

Diplomat

On 8 March 1919 he was appointed as the minister to Denmark.
He was the British ambassador during the constitutional revolution in Iran in 1905-1907.
From 1921 he was based at the Hague from where he retired five years later, he was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.

Honours

He was awarded the Grand Cross of Order of the Dannebrog for service in Denmark.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1911 Coronation Honours.
On 3 June 1916 Marling was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.
On 5 June 1926 Marling was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.

Family life

In 1909, Marling married Lucia Slade, the only daughter of Sir John Ramsay Slade and granddaughter of Marcus Slade. They had two daughters and a son. Lucia died in 1927 in a motoring accident at Dieppe, France. Marling died at his London home on 16 February 1933 aged 70.