Sayre, Francis Bowes, 1885-1972

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Dates:
Birth 1885-04-30
Death 1972-03-29
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Diplomat.

From the description of Reminiscences of Francis Bowes Sayre : oral history, 1952. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309725093

Diplomat and statesman.

From the description of Papers of Francis Bowes Sayre, 1861-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060652

Biographical Note

1885, Apr. 30 Born, South Bethlehem, Pa. 1909 A.B., Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. 1912 LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1913 Married Jessie Woodrow Wilson, daughter of President Woodrow Wilson 1913 Deputy Assistant District Attorney, New York County, N.Y. 1914 1917 Assistant to the president and instructor in government, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. 1918 S.J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge Mass. 1919 1924 Assistant professor of law, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1924 Professor of law, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1925 Adviser on foreign affairs to Siamese government 1925 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from Siam 1929 Director, Harvard Institute of Criminal Law, Cambridge, Mass. 1933 State commissioner of correction, Massachusetts 1933 1939 Assistant secretary of state 1939 1942 U. S. high commissioner to the Philippines 1943 Special assistant to the secretary of state 1944 1947 Diplomatic Adviser, United National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration 1947 1952 U. S. representative on Trusteeship Council of the United Nations

From the guide to the Francis Bowes Sayre Papers, 1861-1967, (bulk 1915-1961), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Bankruptcy
  • Christianity
  • Conflict of laws
  • Constitutional law
  • Corporation law
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Diplomats
  • Diplomats
  • Evidence (Law) - Study and teaching
  • International law
  • International trade
  • Jurisprudence
  • Law
  • Prisons
  • Property
  • Roman law
  • Sales
  • Suretyship and guaranty
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Diplomats
  • Statesmen

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Corregidor Island (Philippines) (as recorded)
  • Philippines (as recorded)
  • Philippines (as recorded)
  • Thailand (as recorded)
  • Thailand (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Cambridge (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Thailand (as recorded)

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