Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945
Variant namesUnited States consul general in Dresden and Munich, Germany, 1905-1915.
From the description of Thomas St. John Gaffney papers, 1887-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867070
Biographical Note
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1864:
Born, Limerick, Ireland -
1882:
Came to the United States -
1889:
Admitted to the New York Bar -
1897:
President, Patriotic League of America -
Circa 1900:
Co-author with Joseph Smith, American in the Orient: The United States, Russia, and France and the Anglo-Japanese Treaty -
1902:
Named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by French President Émile Loubet -
1905:
Conferred by King Leopold of Belgium with the officer's cross of the order of Leopold II -
1905 -1913 :Consul General for Dresden, appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt -
1913 -1915 :Consul General for Munich, appointed by President Woodrow Wilson -
1915 November:
Forced to resign after making partisan statements in support of Germany -
1930:
Author, Breaking the Silence: England, Ireland, Wilson and the War -
1945:
Died
From the guide to the Thomas St. John Gaffney Papers, 1887-1941, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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| creatorOf | Thomas St. John Gaffney Papers, 1887-1941 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| creatorOf | Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945. Thomas St. John Gaffney papers, 1887-1941. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library |
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| associatedWith | William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941. | person |
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Birth 1864
Death 1945
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