Cedric Kellway Explained

Ced Kellway
Birth Name:Cedric Vernon Kellway
Birth Date:2 July 1892
Birth Place:Condah, Victoria, Australia
Death Place:Bath, Somerset, England
Occupation:Public servant, diplomat
Nationality:Australian

Cedric Vernon "Ced" Kellway (2 July 189214 June 1963) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.

Career

Kellway joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1908,[1] in the Treasury.

In September 1945, Kellway was appointed Consul-General in New York.[1] Four years later, in September 1949, Kellway was named as the first Minister to Italy.[2] Kellway and his family left directly from New York for Rome in October 1949.[3] While Kellway was Minister to Italy his daughter Anne met Lieutenant Jeffrey Francis and was married in Rome, in 1953.[4] [5]

Kellway was appointed Minister to Brazil in 1954.[6] While posted in Brazil, Kellway's wife was flown to New York for successful surgery, on the advice of physicians.[7]

Kellway retired to Bath, Somerset. He died on 14 June 1963.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kellway appointed Consul-General in New York. Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland. 3 September 1945. 3.
  2. News: First Minister to Italy named. 13 September 1949. The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 1.
  3. News: Aust. as field for dollars. 19 October 1949. News. Adelaide, SA. 11.
  4. News: Aust Diplomats at Rome wedding. 27 June 1953. The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Queensland. 7.
  5. News: Minister's daughter wed in Rome. 27 June 1953. The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 18.
  6. News: Envoy to Brazil. C. V. Kellway appointed. The Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. 26 February 1954. 3.
  7. News: Mrs. C. V. Kellway, wife of the Australian Minister to Brazil. Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 21 June 1954. 8.
  8. News: Ex-Envoy And A.I.F. Man Dies. 17 June 1963. 12. The Canberra Times. ACT.