Alexander Telford Waugh was born in
London on 22 October 1865 and educated at
St John's School, Leatherhead, Forest School and in Germany. When Turkey joined the Central Powers, Waugh remained in Turkey at the American Embassy to protect British interests, the British representatives having left the country. Commenting on the title of Sir Telford's book,
Turkey: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,
Arthur Waugh remarked that it "should have been called
Boxing Day."
Evelyn Waugh claimed it was his father's only memorable joke. In 1925 Sir Telford Waugh married Gwendda Kate, daughter of the late A.C. Hugh-Jones. He died in
London on 7 January 1950. ==Publication==