Gollam was appointed British
Vice-Consul at
Pernambuco,
Brazil, in 1856. He was in charge of the consulate at
Rio Grande do Sul 1862–1865, then moved to
Chile where he served at
Coquimbo and
Valparaíso. In 1876 he was appointed
Consul for
Nicaragua. After further service in Brazil, he was in 1885 transferred to the
Philippines, where he stayed for seven years. From 1892 until November 1898 he was
Consul-General in the Island of
Cuba. He received the
1897 Jubilee Medal and was appointed a Knight Commander of the
Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the May
1898 Birthday Honours list. ==Family==