Buchanan, William I. (William Insco), 1852-1909
Businessman and diplomat. Director-general of the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901.
From the description of Letters, appointment, and resolutions, 1904-1910. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33939673
Native of Ohio who later lived in Indiana and Sioux City, Iowa; was head of the departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock at World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), and later Director General of the Pan-American Exposition (Buffalo, 1901). U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1894-1899, and key U.S. diplomatic agent at many Latin American congresses from 1901 to 1909. Also South American representative of New York Life Insurance Co. and Westinghouse Co., ca. 1898-1909.
From the description of Papers, 1878-1909. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34555671
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| creatorOf | Buchanan, William I. (William Insco), 1852-1909. Letters, appointment, and resolutions, 1904-1910. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Buchanan, William I. (William Insco), 1852-1909. Papers, 1878-1909. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Hay, John, 1838-1905. Letter : Washington, to Wm. Buchanan, 1901 Jan. 12. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Roger Welles Papers, 1884-1926, (bulk 1891-1926) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| associatedWith | British Westinghouse Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Buchanan, Lulu Williams. | person |
| associatedWith | Central American Peace Conference (1907 : Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Court of Justice for Central America (Cartago, Costa Rica) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hay, John, 1838-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | International American Conference 1906 : Rio de Janeiro) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York Life Insurance Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. President (1901-1909 : Roosevelt) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Welles, Roger, 1862-1932. | person |
| associatedWith | Williams, Florence Buchanan, 1879?-1941. | person |
| associatedWith | World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1852-09-10
Death 1909-10-16
English,
Spanish; Castilian,
Portuguese
