R. H. Bruce Lockhart
Sir R. H. Bruce Lockhart | |
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R. H. Bruce Lockhart in Malaya, 1909 | |
| British Vice Consul in Moscow | |
| In office 1912–1915 | |
| Acting British Consul General in Moscow | |
| In office 1915–1915 | |
| British Consul General in Moscow | |
| In office 1915–1917 | |
| Head of the unofficial British mission / Unofficial Ambassador to the Bolsheviks | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Warfare Executive | |
| In office 1941–1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1887 |
| Died | 27 February 1970 (aged 82) |
| Spouse(s) |
Jean Bruce Haslewood
(m. 1913) Frances Mary Beck (m. 1948) |
Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart, KCMG (2 September 1887 – 27 February 1970) was a British diplomat, journalist, author, and secret agent. His 1932 book Memoirs of a British Agent became an international bestseller by telling of his experiences in Russia in 1918 following the Bolshevik Revolution. He left the country after he was accused of having led a failed plot to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, the so-called Ambassadors' plot, a charge which he always denied.