R. H. Bruce Lockhart

Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart KCMG (2 September 1887 - 27 February 1970), was a journalist, author, secret agent, British diplomat in Moscow, and later in Prague, and footballer. The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

1 Background
2 Career
3 Honours
4 Books
5 In TV drama
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Background

Lockhart was born in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, the son of a preparatory schoolmaster. There is also a P G Wodehouse character named Mr Anstruther. Anstruther ( Enster in Scots, Eanstar Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. His mother was a Macgregor, while his other ancestors include Bruces, Hamiltons, Cummings, Wallaces and Douglases. He also claimed he could trace a connection back to Boswell of Auchinleck. Alexander Boswell 8th Lord of Auchinleck (1706-1782 was a Judge of the Supreme courts of Scotland. He often boasted, "There is no drop of English blood in my veins. "

His family were mostly schoolmasters. His brother John Harold Bruce Lockhart was the headmaster of Sedbergh School, while his nephews Rab Bruce Lockhart and Logie Bruce Lockhart went on to become headmasters of Loretto and Gresham's. Early life A son of R Bruce Lockhart a schoolmaster of Eagle House Sandhurst and of his wife Florence Stuart Macgregor Bruce-Lockhart was sent to Sedbergh School Sedbergh School is a co-educational boarding school in Sedbergh, Cumbria for boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 18 inclusive Logie Bruce Lockhart MA ( Cantab) (born 12 October 1921) is a British Writer and Journalist, formerly a Loretto School is an independent school in Scotland, founded in 1827. Gresham’s School is an independent

Lockart went to school himself at Fettes College in Edinburgh. Fettes College is an independent boarding and Day school in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. ^[1]

Career

After a brief failed attempt at being a rubber planter in Malaya, Lockhart joined the British Foreign Service and was posted to Moscow as Vice-Consul. A plantation economy is an Economy which is based on Agricultural mass production usually of a few staple products grown on large farms called Plantations British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of

At the time of his arrival in Russia, people had heard that a great footballer named Lockhart from Cambridge was arriving, and he was invited to turn out for Morozov a textile factory team that played their games 30 miles east of Moscow - the owner of the cotton mill was from Lancashire, England. Lockhart played for most of the 1912 season and won the Moscow league championship that year. The great player however was Robert's brother, John, who had played rugby union for Scotland, and by his own admission Robert barely deserved his place in the team and played simply for the love of the sport. The Russians did not know the difference between Association Football and Rugby Football.

Lockhart was Acting British Consul-General in Moscow when the first Russian Revolution broke out in early 1917, but left shortly before the Bolshevik Revolution of October that year. The February Revolution (Февральская революция in 1917 in Russia was the first stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution

He soon returned to Russia at the behest of Prime Minister Lloyd George and Lord Milner as the United Kingdom's first envoy to the Bolsheviks (Russia) in January of 1918 in an attempt to counteract German influence. David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only Alfred Milner 1st Viscount Milner, KG, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 March 1854&ndash13 May 1925 was a controversial German-born British Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Lockhart was asked in March 1918 to persuade the new Soviet government to allow a Japanese army onto Soviet territory to fight Germany on the Eastern Front. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He was unsuccessful in this endeavour.

In 1918, Lockhart and fellow British agent, Sidney Reilly, were dramatically implicated in a plot to assassinate Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Origins and youth The origins identities and activities of Sidney George Reilly have befuddled researchers and intelligence agencies for more than a century hence much AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction He was accused of plotting against the Bolshevik regime and, for a time during 1918, was confined in the Kremlin as a prisoner and condemned to death. View01jpg|thumb|right|250px|Remains of the Kolomna Kremlin]] Kremlin (Кремль Kreml) is the Russian word for "fortress" "citadel" or "castle" However, his life was spared in an exchange of "secret agents" for the Russian diplomat Maksim Maksimovich Litvinov. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states Maxim Maximovich Litvinov (Макси́м Макси́мович Литви́нов) ( July 17, 1876 &ndash December 31, 1951) was a Russian

He later wrote about his experiences in his autobiographical book, Memoirs of a British Agent (1934).

Lockhart was also a friend of the renowned occultist, Aleister Crowley. Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer

During World War II, Lockhart became director-general of the Political Warfare Executive, co-ordinating all British propaganda against the enemy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including During World War II, the Political Warfare Executive (PWE was a British clandestine body created to produce and disseminate both white and Black propaganda The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries He was also for a time the British liaison officer to the Czechoslovak Government in Exile under President Edvard Benes. Edvard Beneš ( pronounced) ( May 28 1884 Kožlany, Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary

After the war, he resumed his writing career, as well as lecturing and broadcasting, and had a weekly BBC broadcast to Czechoslovakia for over 10 years. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Lockhart died in 1970 at the age of 83, but tales of his adventures in Moscow have recently returned to the public eye when Scottish professional footballer Garry O'Connor, made the move to Russian football club Lokomotiv Moscow in March 2006. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Garry Lawrence O'Connor (born May 7, 1983 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Birmingham Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Honours

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1943

Books

Memoirs of a British Agent (Putnam, London, 1934)
Retreat from Glory (Putnam, London, 1934)
Return to Malaya (Putnam, London, 1936)
My Scottish Youth (Putnam, London, 1937)
Guns or Butter: War countries and peace countries of Europe revisited (Putnam, London, 1938)
A Son of Scotland (Putnam, London, 1938)
What Happened to the Czechs?
Comes the Reckoning (Putnam, London, 1947)
My Rod, My Comfort (Putnam, London, 1949)
The Marines Were There: the Story of the Royal Marines in the Second World War (Putnam, London, 1950)
Scotch: the Whisky of Scotland in Fact and Story (Putnam, London, 1951)
My Europe (Putnam, London, 1952)
Your England (Putnam, London, 1955)
Jan Masaryk, a Personal Memoir (Putnam, London, 1956)
Friends, Foes, and Foreigners (Putnam, London, 1957)
The Two Revolutions: an Eyewitness Study of Russia, 1917 (Bodley Head, London)
The Diaries of Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart (St Martin's Press, London, 1974)

In TV drama

See Reilly, Ace of Spies. The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George Reilly Ace of Spies is a 1983 television Miniseries, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and based on the 1967 book Ace of Spies by

References

^ Distinguished Old Fettesians

The Diaries of Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart (St Martin's Press, London, 1974)

External links

Dugald Bruce Lockhart is an Anglo - Scottish Actor. Background and education Dugald Bruce Lockhart was born in 1968

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