Edward Blencowe Gould
Edward Blencowe Gould was a British Consul in Bangkok, Thailand.
Gould was the first to bring Siamese cats to Europe in 1884 when he brought a pair back to Britain for his sister, Lilian Jane Gould, who went on to be co-founder of the Siamese Cat Club in 1901. The cats were shown at The Crystal Palace in 1885.Career
Gould started his career as a junior interpreter in Siam on 20 January 1868. Shortly after he became first, and later second, assistant on 1 May 1878. He became Consul in Siam on 27 November 1885 before being transferred to Port Said, Egypt on 13 August 1891 and then Consul General in Alexandria on 1 November 1897.Family
In 1895, he married Alice Elizabeth Gordon. They had no children.
He retired on 3 November 1909, and died seven years later in 1916, aged 69, at his home in Devon.
His brother was the actor James Nutcombe Gould.
