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Revision as of 13:24, 18 September 2004 by 82.43.129.14 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (1837 - 1916), was a great-grandson of William Mitford.
He had been in the diplomatic service from 1858 to 1873, and had been secretary to the Office of Works from 1874 to 1886. From 1892 to 1895 he was member of parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon division of Warwickshire, and he was created Baron Redesdale in 1902.
He was well known for his writings on Japan, Tales of Old Japan (1871), The Attache at Peking (1900), etc.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)