Kenneth Edwin Westman
# Kenneth Edwin Westman

Kenneth Edwin Westman (2 February 1907 - 30 July 1964) was a British diplomat and intelligence officer.

## Early life and education

Westman was born in Glamorgan, Wales to James Westman and Beatrice Branch. He was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School.

## Career

Westman joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1929. He was involved in British covert operations in Latin America, particularly Bolivia. Westman helped to strengthen British involvement in the region. He acted on behalf of the Foreign Office. Some of the files on his activities remain secret. During the Second World War Westman served as an intelligence officer with the Secret Intelligence Service and SOE.

He also worked as a genealogist.

## Family

Kenneth Edwin Westman married Jean Felicia Bedworth, daughter of Bertram James Davenport Bedworth and Edith Emily Dixon. They had issue:

* Roger Ulick Branch Westman (1939-2020), architect
* Nicholas Westman (b. 1943), engineer
* Kenneth Andrew Rodney Westman (b. 1948), archaeologist
