Bingham, Robert Worth, 1871-1937
Variant namesLawyer, politician, mayor of Louisville (Ky.), owner of the Courier-Journal, Ambassador to the Court of St. James, 1933-1937.
From the description of Added papers, 1894-1944 1895-1913. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46726230
Lawyer, mayor of Louisville, judge, newspaper publisher, and ambassador.
From the description of Robert Worth Bingham : papers, 1876-1982 (bulk 1899-1910). (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46726232
Diplomat, lawyer, and newspaper publisher.
From the description of Robert Worth Bingham papers, 1856-1939 (bulk 1933-1937). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 456982320
Biographical Note
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1871, Nov. 8:
Born, Orange County, N.C. -
1890:
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. -
1896:
Married Eleanor E. Miller (died 1913) -
1897:
LL.B., University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. -
1899 -1909 :Member, law firm of Bingham and Davies -
1900:
President, Kentucky Children's Home Society -
1903 -1907 :County attorney, Jefferson County, Ky. -
1907:
Mayor, Louisville, Ky. -
1911:
Chancellor, Jefferson County, Ky., circuit court -
1916:
Married Mary Lily Kenan Flagler (died 1917) -
1918:
Acquired Louisville Courier-Journal and Louisville Times -
1921 -1922 :Active in the formation of tobacco cooperative marketing associations in Kentucky -
1924:
Married Aleen Muldoon Hilliard -
1926:
Named to Business Men's Commission on Agriculture -
1933:
Appointed permanent American delegate, International Wheat Advisory Commission Appointed ambassador to Great Britain -
1937, Dec. 18:
Died, Baltimore, Md.
From the guide to the Robert Worth Bingham Papers, 1856-1939, (bulk 1933-1937), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Person
Birth 1871-11-08
Death 1937-12-18
Americans
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