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Medal bar: French Legion of Honour, chevalier, French Order of Agricultural Merit, chevalier, (medal unknown) Portuguese Order of St Iago, officer. Neck badges from top all commander class: Italian Order of the Crown, Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic, Greek Order of the Redeemer, Romanian Order of the Star, Serbian Order of St Sava, Bulgarian Order of Civil Merit, Persian Order of the Sun and the Lion. Breast Star, Spanish Order of Charles III (Commander by Number, ie 3rd Class)

"André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (French: [ɑ̃dʁe taʁdjø]; 1876–1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November 1929 – 17 February 1930; 2 March – 4 December 1930; 20 February – 10 May 1932) and a dominant figure of French political life in 1929–1932." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Tardieu

NYT of April 17, 1917 select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70C12FA3E5E1173... reports on his appointment as High Commissioner to the United States. He had been a professor at the School of Political Science and the War Academy (in Paris, presumably).

B-59, thanks for providing us his full name. We will add it to our catalog record.

And here's yesterday's tour of Photo Detectives in full swing!

I wonder is that really a British military uniform... It could be the uniform of a particular office such as a Lord Lieutenant etc. Also, the medals are unusual in that each appears to have a circular rosette on the ribbon - Could they represent orders? The badge at his neck could be that of the French Légion d'honneur, but the star on his chest is different. Perhaps he is a diplomat?

A detailed pdf document at some library or other. Arthur Patrick O’Brien was born in London on 25 September 1872 ... In early 1919, partly on Collins’ suggestion, Ó Briain was appointed the envoy of Dáil Eireann in Britain ... In March 1923, however, Ó Briain and many others were arrested and deported to Ireland. ...From 1924 to 1932, Ó Briain was effectively absent from public life ... To the surprise of many, he was appointed Irish Minister to France and Belgium in June 1935; a position he held until September 1938 when he retired.

I'm guessing this is 1935-38, and the other guy is French or Belgian.

A blog entry also at the nli on his papers.