Activist best known for his work on behalf of English public school reform and Montenegrin nationalism.
He worked as a journalist for the Daily Chronicle and wrote articles on the First Balkan War and the 1906 Summer Olympics.
He was appointed Honorary Minister for Montenegro after coordinating post-World War I relief efforts for Montenegrin refugees.
His nephew, George Devine, founded the English Stage Company.
He was a contemporary of American journalist, activist and NAACP founder, Charles Russell.