Parker, Francis LeJau, 1873-1966

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U.S. Army officer and government official.

From the description of Papers of Francis LeJau Parker, 1916-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81681473

Biographical Note

  • 1873, June 24: Born, Abbeville, S.C.
  • 1894: Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
  • 1915: General Staff corps
  • 1916: Attaché and observer with Russian army
  • 1918: Commanding officer, 119th Infantry, 171st Infantry Brigade
  • 1919: Head, Visitors’ Bureau, American Expeditionary Forces
  • 1921 - 1923 : Military attaché to Mexico
  • 1924: Member, United States-Mexico Claims Commission
  • 1925 - 1926 : Member, Tacna-Arica Arbitration Commission
  • 1928: Vice chairman, National Board of Elections, Nicaragua
  • 1929 - 1933 : Chief, Bureau of Insular Affairs
  • 1936: Retired from active service
  • 1966, May 16: Died, Charleston, S.C.

From the guide to the Francis LeJau Parker Papers, 1905-1935, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Papers, 1908-1949 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Joseph Ralston Hayden Papers, 1854-1975 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Francis LeJau Parker Papers, 1905-1935 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Hayden, Joseph Ralston, 1887-1945 person
associatedWith Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949 person
associatedWith Nicaragua. National Board of Elections. corporateBody
associatedWith Puerto Rican Hurricane Relief Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Romania. Armata corporateBody
associatedWith Russia. Armii︠a︡. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs. corporateBody
associatedWith Visitor's Bureau (France) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Russia
Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg
Chile
United States
Chile
Nicaragua
Soviet Union
Peru
Peru
Philippines
Subject
Elections
Hurricanes
Hurricanes
Military attachés
Tacna
World War, 1914-1918
Occupation
Army officers
Public officials
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Birth 1873

Death 1966

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