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Note: British Vice Consul in New York City. Uncle Buzz was born in Caen, France where his father was Consul. His uncle was Sir Percy Inglis, Consul General at Paris. In the family there is a tea service handed down in the family and bears the Yvery crest - a thistle. There is also a lovely little painting of Uncle Buzz's aunt, Marie Perceval, Lady-in Waiting to the Duchess of Albany, wearing the inlaid gold bracelet. The bracelet is also in the family. Charlie's family has a letter sent from Queen Victoria to Marie Perceval. Prior to coming to the United States, Uncle Buzz was appointed Consul General to Egypt. While in Port Said he purchased a small side table that way inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Uncle Buzz was originally assigned to New York City. From New York, Aunt Dot and Uncle Buzz were sent to Galveston, Texas. While Consul in Galveston, Uncle Buzz was selected by the British government to investigate the assassination of Benton, a wealthy English rancher who was shot in Mexico. Dot and Buzz experienced the disastrous hurricane with winds of 120 miles per hour, when the city was damaged both by the winds and a tidal wave. Six thousand people lost their lives. Toward the end of 1915, Uncle Buzz was promoted to Consul General in Philadelphia and he and Aunt Dot lived with our family at 4118 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia. At age 45, Uncle Buzz was the youngest Consul General in the British Service. Buzz was full of wonderful and amusing songs which the family used to sing together. Buzz died a few months after coming to Philadelphia.
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