Power Henry Le Poer Trench (11 May 1841 – 30 April 1899) was a British diplomat.Ian Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972, pp. 72-77.
Trench was the son of William Thomas Le Poer Trench, 3rd Earl of Clancarty and Lady Sarah Juliana Butler.
Career Trench was Secretary of the British Embassy in Berlin between 1888 and 1893.
In Mexico, he was the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary between 1893 and 1894.
He was the British Minister in Tokyo in 1894-1895.The first British Ambassador to Japan was appointed in 1905. Before 1905, the senior British diplomat had different titles: (a) Consul-General and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, which is a rank just below Ambassador.
He is buried in the family vault at Highgate Cemetery.
See also List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Japan Anglo-Japanese relations
Notes
References Ian Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. ; OCLC 249167170
External links
UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission