White, Henry, 1850-1927

American diplomat; member, American delegation, Paris Peace Conference, 1918-1919.

From the description of Henry White miscellaneous papers, 1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867941

Diplomat.

From the description of Henry White papers, 1812-1931 (bulk 1880-1928). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77578131

American diplomat.

White served with Ambassadors John Hay and Joseph Choate in England, and was appointed Ambassador to Italy, 1905, and France, 1907. In 1918 President Wilson appointed White to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace.

From the description of Henry White papers, 1876-1925. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686866

Biographical Note

• 1850, Mar. 29: Born, Baltimore, Md.
• 1879: Married Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford (died 1916)
• 1883: Secretary, American legation, Vienna, Austria
• 1884 - 1886 : Second secretary, American legation, London, England
• 1886 - 1893 : First secretary, American legation, London, England
• 1896: Unofficial agent for Secretary of State Richard Olney during the Venezuela Boundary dispute
• 1897 - 1905 : First secretary, American legation, London, England
• 1905: Ambassador to Italy
• 1906: Senior delegate to International Conference at Algeciras, Spain
• 1907: Ambassador to France
• 1910: Chairman, American Delegation to Fourth Pan-American Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1918 - 1919 : Member, American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris, France
• 1920: Married Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
• 1927, July 15: Died, Pittsfield, Mass.

From the guide to the Henry White Papers, 1812-1931, (bulk 1880-1928), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Biographical/Historical Note

American diplomat; member, American delegation, Paris Peace Conference, 1918-1919.

From the guide to the Henry White miscellaneous papers, 1919, (Hoover Institution Archives)