John Christian Reid
... that John Christian Reid, a future three-term Mayor of Newcastle, Australia, was appointed the French consular agent there despite his poor grasp of the language?
... that <b id="mwDDw"><a href="./John_Christian_Reid" id="mwDD0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Christian Reid">John Christian Reid</a></b>, a future three-term <a href="./List_of_mayors_and_lord_mayors_of_Newcastle" id="mwDD4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="List of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle">Mayor of Newcastle, Australia</a>, was appointed the French consular agent there despite his poor grasp of the language?