Ced Kellway | |
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Born | Cedric Vernon Kellway 2 July 1892 Condah, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 14 June 1963 Bath, Somerset, England | (aged 70)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation(s) | Public servant, diplomat |
Spouse |
Eileen Mary Hannan (m. 1920) |
Cedric Vernon "Ced" Kellway (2 July 1892 – 14 June 1963) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]
Kellway joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1908,[2] in the Treasury.[1]
In September 1945, Kellway was appointed Consul-General in New York.[2][3] Four years later, in September 1949, Kellway was named as the first Minister to Italy.[4] Kellway and his family left directly from New York for Rome in October 1949.[5] While Kellway was Minister to Italy his daughter Anne met Lieutenant Jeffrey Francis and was married in Rome, in 1953.[6][7]
Kellway was appointed Minister to Brazil in 1954.[8] While posted in Brazil, Kellway's wife was flown to New York for successful surgery, on the advice of physicians.[9]
Kellway retired to Bath, Somerset. He died on 14 June 1963.[10][1]