Hugh Campbell Wallace
Hugh Campbell Wallace (February 10, 1864 – January 1, 1931) was an American businessman, political activist, and diplomat who is best known for his service as the United States Ambassador to France from 1919 to 1921.[1]
Wallace was born in Lexington, Missouri. He served as receiver of public monies in Salt Lake City in the late 1880s.[2] He later moved to Tacoma and served as a representative of the state of Washington on the Democratic National Committee in 1892 and 1896.[1] He was presented with his credentials as US Ambassador to France on April 22, 1919.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Ambassador is Claimed by Death". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. January 2, 1931. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ Stapleton, Craig Roberts (2010), Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country: The Story of Twentieth-Century American Ambassadors to France, Hamilton Books, pp. 50–51, ISBN 978-0-7618-5143-1
- ^ "Hugh Campbell Wallace - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- Media related to Hugh Campbell Wallace at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1864 births
- 1931 deaths
- Ambassadors of the United States to France