William H. Hornibrook
William H. Hornibrook | |
|---|---|
| United States Minister to Costa Rica | |
| In office September 2, 1937 – September 1, 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Leo R. Sack |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Bliss Lane |
| 1st United States Minister to Afghanistan | |
| In office May 4, 1935 – March 16, 1936 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Diplomatic relations established |
| Succeeded by | Louis G. Dreyfus |
| United States Minister to Iran | |
| In office March 19, 1934 – March 16, 1936 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles C. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Louis G. Dreyfus (1940) |
| United States Minister to Siam | |
| In office May 31, 1915 – October 24, 1916 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the Twin Falls district | |
| In office 1910–1912 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1884 Cherokee, Iowa |
| Died | March 20, 1946 (aged 61) Pacific Grove, California |
| Spouse(s) | Yolande Wilson (m. 1906) |
William Harrison Hornibrook (July 6, 1884 – October 24, 1946) was an American publisher, politician, and diplomat.
Biography[]
Hornibrook, born on July 6, 1884, started his career as a newspaper publisher in 1906;[1] at one point or another, he owned both the predecessors to The Columbian and the Albany Democrat-Herald, along with various other papers.[2]
In November 1906,[1] he married Yolande Wilson, with whom he had two children, a son and a daughter.[3]
A Democrat, Hornibrook was elected to the Idaho State Senate, from Twin Falls County,[4] serving from 1911 to 1912,[5] before his resignation.[6]
He served as US ambassador to Thailand (then Siam) from 1915–1916, later as ambassador to Iran from 1934–1936 and Afghanistan from 1935–1936, while resident in Tehran.[7] After the recognition of the Afghan government led by King Zahir Shah in August 1934, Hornibrook, from Utah, was appointed the first minister to Afghanistan.[8]
From 1937–1941, he was ambassador to Costa Rica.[7][9]
He died in March 1946, in Pacific Grove, California.[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Utah Publisher Wills Estate to Widow". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 6, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 23, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wife of Newly Appointed Minister to Foreign Post". The Courier-News. August 28, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "News of the Week". The Commoner. January 27, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Idaho Blue Book: State Senate" (PDF). sos.idaho.gov. 2017. p. 180. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Death of William H. Hornibrook Ends Colorful Political Career". Albany Democrat-Herald. March 23, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "William Harrison Hornibrook - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN.; W.H. Hornibrook of Utah Named Our First Minister to Country". The New York Times. January 15, 1935. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ Herzog, Jesús Silva (2006). Cuadernos americanos. p. 109.
- ^ "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1946-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
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