HANBURY WILLIAMS, SIR CHARLES English diplomatist and author, was a son of Major John Han bury (afterwards Hanbury Williams) (1664-1734), of Pontypool, Monmouthshire, and a scion of an ancient Worcestershire family. He was educated at Eton, where he made friends with Henry Fielding, the novelist. He was elected M.P. for Monmouthshire and subsequently for Leominster • He became known as a gallant and wit about town, and wrote satirical light verse. A collection of his poems was published in 1763 and of his Works in 1822. In 1746 he was sent on a diplomatic mis sion to Dresden; and through Henry Fox's influence he was sent as envoy to Berlin (175o), Dresden (1751), Vienna (1753), Dres den (17 54) and St. Petersburg (1755-1757) ; in the latter case he was the instrument for a plan for the alliance between England, Russia and Austria, which finally broke down, to his embarass ment. He returned to England, and committed suicide on Nov. 2, being buried in Westminster Abbey.