Colby, Bainbridge, 1869-1950

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Dates:
Birth 1869-12-22
Death 1950-04-11
English,

Biographical notes:

U.S. secretary of state, statesman, and lawyer.

From the description of Bainbridge Colby papers, 1863-1950 (bulk 1912-1950). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83293480

Biographical Note

1869, Dec. 22 Born, St. Louis, Mo. 1890 A.B., Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. 1890 1892 Attended Columbia Law School and New York Law School, New York, N.Y. 1892 Admitted to New York State bar and began his own law practice in New York, N.Y. 1895 Married Nathalie Sedgwick (divorced 1929) 1901 1902 Member, New York State Assembly, 29th District 1912 Assisted in organizing the Progressive Party and supported the presidential candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt 1914 Progressive Party nominee for United States Senate 1916 Progressive Party nominee for United States Senate Counsel for a joint committee of the New York legislature in an investigation of public utility commissions and public service corporations 1917 Special assistant to the United States Attorney General in antitrust proceedings Member, American Mission to Inter-Allied Conference, Paris, France 1917 1919 Appointed to the United States Shipping Board, becoming trustee and vice president of the board's Emergency Fleet Corp. 1920 1921 Secretary of state 1921 1923 Practiced law in partnership with Woodrow Wilson 1923 1936 Established his own law practice; retired from the practice of law 1929 Married Anne von Ahlstrand Ely (died 1963) 1950, Apr. 11 Died, Bemus Point, N.Y.

From the guide to the Bainbridge Colby Papers, 1863-1950, (bulk 1912-1950), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • Presidents
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  • Progressivism (United States politics)

Occupations:

  • Cabinet officers
  • Lawyers
  • Statesmen

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  • South America (as recorded)
  • Soviet Union (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • South America (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Soviet Union (as recorded)

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