Buchanan, William I. (William Insco), 1852-1909

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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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Birth 1852-09-10

Death 1909-10-16

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Spanish; Castilian,

Portuguese

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