American lawyer
Horace G. Knowles
In office President Theodore Roosevelt Preceded by John W. Riddle Succeeded by Huntington Wilson In office President Theodore Roosevelt Preceded by John Brinkerhoff Jackson Succeeded by Spencer F. Eddy In office President Theodore Roosevelt Preceded by John W. Riddle Succeeded by John R. Carter In office President William Howard Taft Preceded by Fenton R. McCreery Succeeded by William W. Russell In office President William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Preceded by James F. Stutesman Succeeded by John D. O'Rear
Born Horace Greeley Knowles
(1863-10-20 ) October 20, 1863Seaford, Delaware , U.S.Died November 2, 1937(1937-11-02) (aged 74)New York City , U.S. Resting place Arlington Cemetery Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania , U.S.Political party Republican Spouse
Alma mater University of Delaware Occupation Attorney and diplomat Signature
Horace Greeley Knowles (October 20, 1863 – November 2, 1937) was an American attorney and diplomat , who served as an ambassador under three U.S. presidents between 1907 and 1913.
Early life and education
Knowles was born on October 20, 1863, in Seaford, Delaware , the son of Dr. Isaac H. D. Knowles and Sarah Lavinia Short.[ 1] University of Delaware and became an attorney in his home state. He married Edith E. Wallace on April 20, 1897, and they had two children.[ 1]
Knowles became friends with Theodore Roosevelt , who convinced him to enter into the diplomatic corps.[citation needed
Public career
Knowles served as U.S. Ambassador to Romania , Bulgaria , and Serbia in the final years of Roosevelt's presidency. He was appointed by Roosevelt's successor, William Howard Taft , as the U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and later as the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia – a post he held through the early months of the Woodrow Wilson 's administration.[ 2]
For a period, Knowles remained active in Republican politics: during the 1928 presidential election he campaigned actively for Herbert Hoover , warning that if Democratic nominee Al Smith were victorious, the nation would experience high unemployment and widespread depression.[ 3]
After leaving the foreign service, Knowles returned to practicing law, and appeared often before the United States Court of Claims .[citation needed
Retirement and death
In the 1920s, Knowles became "a consistent critic of the policy of the United States in Central America , the Dominican Republic , and Haiti ".[ 4] Second Italo-Abyssinian War , and became treasurer of the "Committee for Ethiopia ", conducting a fundraising drive that collected over $1 million for medical aid to the Ethiopians.[ 5]
Knowles spent his final years in the Manhattan borough of New York City , New York , living at 145 East 46th Street. He died there in his sleep on the night of November 2, 1937, of a heart ailment .[ 6] Arlington Cemetery , in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania .
See also
References
^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography 487– 488. Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Google Books.^ "Horace Greeley Knowles (1863–1913)" , U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved August 3, 2014.^ Chiles, Robert (2018). The Revolution of '28: Al Smith, American Progressivism, and the Coming of the New Deal ISBN 978-1501705502 . Retrieved May 20, 2019 . ^ "Attacks Caribbean Policy" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Doctors Here" . The New York Age . Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Horace G. Knowles, Former U.S. Minister" . Brooklyn Eagle . Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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