Sir Percy Loraine
British diplomat
Died when: 80 years 199 days (966 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Sir Percy Lyham Loraine, 12th Baronet, GCMG (5 November 1880 – 23 May 1961) was a British diplomat.He was British High Commissioner to Egypt from 1929 to 1933, British Ambassador to Turkey from 1933 to 1939 and British Ambassador to Italy from 1939 to 1940.
In later life he was involved in breeding thoroughbreds for horse racing and won the 2000 Guineas Stakes in 1954 with Darius.
He was the last of the Loraine baronets, having no sons to succeed him.
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