Fletcher, Henry Prather, 1873-1959
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From the description of Papers of Henry Prather Fletcher, 1898-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449241
Biographical Note
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1873, Apr. 10:
Born, Greencastle, Pa. -
1894:
Admitted to bar -
1898 -1899 :Enlisted in Troop K, 1st United States Cavalry Volunteers (Rough Riders); served in Cuban campaign -
1899 -1901 :Served in regular army in Philippines, first lieutenant and battalion adjutant, Fortieth United States Volunteer Infantry -
1902 -1903 :Second secretary, American legation, Havana, Cuba -
1903 -1905 :Second secretary, American legation, Peking, China, serving under Edwin H. Conger -
1905 -1907 :First secretary, American legation, Lisbon, Portugal -
1907 -1909 :First secretary, American legation, Peking, China, serving under W. W. Rockhill -
1907 -1910 :Charge d'affaires, Peking, China -
1914 -1916 :Ambassador to Chile -
1916 -1920 :Ambassador to Mexico -
1921 -1922 :Under secretary of state -
1923:
Chairman, United States Delegation, Fifth Pan-American Conference, Santiago, Chile -
1924 -1929 :Ambassador to Italy -
1928:
Delegate, Sixth Pan-American Conference, Havana, Cuba -
1929:
Member, Special commission to Investigate and Report on Conditions in Haiti -
1930 -1931 :Chairman, United States Tariff Commission -
1934 -1936 :Chairman, Republican National Committee -
1936 -1944 :General counsel, Republican National Committee, and member of Executive Committee -
1944 -1945 :Special adviser to secretary of state -
1959, July 10:
Died, New York, N.Y
From the guide to the Henry Prather Fletcher Papers, 1898-1958, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | al-Qurʼān. -- 1261 or 62. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Cox-McCormack, Nancy, 1885-1967. Nancy Cox-McCormack papers, 1911-1965. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
| referencedIn | Dorothy Whitney Straight Elmhirst papers, 1887-1978, 1887-1926 (bulk) | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Edward Mandell House papers, 1885-2007, 1885-1938 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Elmhirst, Dorothy Whitney Straight, 1887-1968. Dorothy Whitney Straight Elmhirst papers, 1887-1978, 1887-1926 (bulk). | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Family papers, 1853-1954. | Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Fletcher, Henry Prather, 1873-1959. Henry Prather Fletcher microfilm collection, 1917-1949 (inclusive), [microform]. | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Frank Lyon Polk papers, 1883-1942 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Frank Lyon Polk papers, 1883-1942 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Henry Prather Fletcher Papers, 1898-1958 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| associatedWith | Boyden, Roland William, 1863-1931 |
| associatedWith | Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. |
| correspondedWith | Cole, Corinne Robinson Alsop, 1886-1971 |
| associatedWith | Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933. |
| associatedWith | Cox-McCormack, Nancy, 1885-1967. |
| correspondedWith | Dresel, Ellis Loring, 1865-1925 |
| associatedWith | Elmhirst, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight. |
| associatedWith | Elmhirst, Dorothy Whitney Straight, 1887-1968. |
| associatedWith | Fletcher, Beatrice Bend, d. 1941. |
| associatedWith | Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965. |
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Birth 1873-04-10
Death 1959-07-10
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