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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Robert Bacon |
| Address |
, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 05, 1860
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| Died | May 29, 1919
(58 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Ben
Jun 13, 2005 11:09am |
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| Info | Born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, July 5, 1860;
Graduated from Harvard University in 1880;
After a trip around the world, commenced a business career with Lee, Higginson & Company of Boston in 1881;
Married Martha Waldron Cowdin in 1883;
Member of the firm of E. Rollins Morse & Brother of Boston, 1883-1894;
Member of the New York firm of J. P. Morgan & Company, 1894-1903;
Assistant Secretary of State 1905-1909 and Acting Secretary while Elihu Root was in South America in 1906;
Secretary of State in President Roosevelt's Cabinet from January 27, 1909, and served until March 5, 1909;
As Secretary of State, obtained the advice and consent of the Senate to the canal treaties of 1909 with Colombia and Panama;
Ambassador to France, 1909-1912;
Became a Fellow of Harvard in 1912;
Made a journey to South America at the request of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1913;
Went to France in August 1914 and helped with the work of the "American Ambulance";
Commissioned a major and detailed to General Pershing's staff in 1917;
Promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1918 and served as Chief of the American Military Mission at British General Headquarters;
Died in New York City on May 29, 1919.
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