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{{Short description|Former American Diplomat}}
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'''George Thomas Marye Jr.''' (December 13, 1849 &ndash; September 2, 1933)<ref>{{cite book |title=The New International Year Book |publisher=Dodd, Mead and Co. |year=1934 |page=567 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XYhMAAAAMAAJ&q=george+marye+1933&dq=george+marye+1933&ei=2hiAStu3Aoj6lQTrt-2TCg&client=safari}}</ref> was an [[United States|American]] banker from [[San Francisco]], appointed [[United States Ambassador to Russia|Ambassador to Russia]] by President [[Woodrow Wilson]].
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| ambassador_from = United States
| country = Russia
| term_start = October 30, 1914
| term_end = March 29, 1916
| predecessor = [[Curtis Guild]]
| successor = [[David R. Francis]]
| president = [[Woodrow Wilson]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth_date|1849|12|13}}
| birth_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]
| death_date = {{Death_date_and_age|1933|09|02|1849|12|13}}
| death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| resting_place = [[Cypress Lawn Memorial Park]], California
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| profession = Banker
| awards = [[Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky]]
| alma_mater = [[Cambridge University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]])
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'''George Thomas Marye Jr.''' (December 13, 1849 &ndash; September 2, 1933)<ref>{{cite book |title=The New International Year Book |publisher=Dodd, Mead and Co. |year=1934 |page=567 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XYhMAAAAMAAJ&q=george+marye+1933}}</ref> was an American banker from [[San Francisco]], appointed [[United States Ambassador to Russia|Ambassador to Russia]] by President [[Woodrow Wilson]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born on December 13, 1849, to George Thomas Marye Sr, in [[Baltimore]], and studied at [[Cambridge University]], graduating with first-class honors in 1872.<ref name="Obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/09/03/archives/george-t-marye-exdiplomat-dies-ambassador-to-czarist-russia-191416.html |title=GEORGE T. MARYE, EX-DIPLOMAT, DIES; Ambassador to Czarist Russia, 1914-16 -- His Father Took Part in Gold Rush of '49. AUTHOR, LAWYER, BANKER Went to School in Italy, Germany, Paris and Cambridge -- Wrote of Father's Career. |date=September 3, 1933 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2018-06-15 |language=en}}</ref>
He was born on December 13, 1849, to George Thomas Marye Sr.


Arriving in [[Petrograd]] 18 months after Ambassador [[Curtis Guild]] had left post, he tried without success to restore or renegotiate the 1832 trade treaty. He served during the first half of the [[First World War]] and witnessed the beginning of the end of the [[Romanov dynasty]]. In 1929, he published his journals under the title, ''Russia Observed: Nearing the End in Imperial Russia'', containing observations of the Romanov family, [[Rasputin]], and the Russian upper classes.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Ministers and Ambassadors to Russia |url=http://moscow.usembassy.gov/ministers-and-ambassadors.html |quote=... San Francisco banker, was appointed Ambassador to Russia by President Woodrow Wilson. Arriving in Petrograd 18 months after Ambassador Guild had left post, he tried without success to restore or renegotiate the 1832 trade treaty. He served during the first half of the First World War and witnessed the beginning of the end of the Romanov dynasty. In 1929, he published his journals under the title, Russia Observed: Nearing the End in Imperial Russia, containing observations of the Romanov family, Rasputin, and the Russian upper classes. |publisher=Embassy of the United States, Moscow Russia |accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref>
Arriving in [[Petrograd]] 18 months after Ambassador [[Curtis Guild]] had left post, he tried to renegotiate the [[Russian Empire–United States relations|1832 trade treaty]]. He served during the first half of the [[First World War]] and witnessed the beginning of the end of the [[House of Romanov|Romanov dynasty]]. In 1929, he published his journals under the title, ''Russia Observed: Nearing the End in Imperial Russia'', containing observations of the Romanov family, [[Grigory Rasputin|Rasputin]], and the Russian upper classes.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Ministers and Ambassadors to Russia |url=http://moscow.usembassy.gov/ministers-and-ambassadors.html |quote=... San Francisco banker, was appointed Ambassador to Russia by President Woodrow Wilson. Arriving in Petrograd 18 months after Ambassador Guild had left post, he tried without success to restore or renegotiate the 1832 trade treaty. He served during the first half of the First World War and witnessed the beginning of the end of the Romanov dynasty. In 1929, he published his journals under the title, Russia Observed: Nearing the End in Imperial Russia, containing observations of the Romanov family, Rasputin, and the Russian upper classes. |publisher=Embassy of the United States, Moscow Russia |access-date=2009-08-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830105029/http://moscow.usembassy.gov/ministers-and-ambassadors.html |archive-date=2009-08-30 }}</ref>


He died on September 2, 1933.
He died on September 2, 1933, in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="Obit" />


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Latest revision as of 21:12, 5 March 2023

George T. Marye Jr.
United States Ambassador to Russia
In office
October 30, 1914 – March 29, 1916
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byCurtis Guild
Succeeded byDavid R. Francis
Personal details
Born(1849-12-13)December 13, 1849
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedSeptember 2, 1933(1933-09-02) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeCypress Lawn Memorial Park, California
Alma materCambridge University (LL.B)
ProfessionBanker
AwardsOrder of Saint Alexander Nevsky

George Thomas Marye Jr. (December 13, 1849 – September 2, 1933)[1] was an American banker from San Francisco, appointed Ambassador to Russia by President Woodrow Wilson.

Biography[edit]

He was born on December 13, 1849, to George Thomas Marye Sr, in Baltimore, and studied at Cambridge University, graduating with first-class honors in 1872.[2]

Arriving in Petrograd 18 months after Ambassador Curtis Guild had left post, he tried to renegotiate the 1832 trade treaty. He served during the first half of the First World War and witnessed the beginning of the end of the Romanov dynasty. In 1929, he published his journals under the title, Russia Observed: Nearing the End in Imperial Russia, containing observations of the Romanov family, Rasputin, and the Russian upper classes.[3]

He died on September 2, 1933, in Washington, D.C.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Co. 1934. p. 567.
  2. ^ a b "GEORGE T. MARYE, EX-DIPLOMAT, DIES; Ambassador to Czarist Russia, 1914-16 -- His Father Took Part in Gold Rush of '49. AUTHOR, LAWYER, BANKER Went to School in Italy, Germany, Paris and Cambridge -- Wrote of Father's Career". The New York Times. September 3, 1933. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. ^ "U.S. Ministers and Ambassadors to Russia". Embassy of the United States, Moscow Russia. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-09. ... San Francisco banker, was appointed Ambassador to Russia by President Woodrow Wilson. Arriving in Petrograd 18 months after Ambassador Guild had left post, he tried without success to restore or renegotiate the 1832 trade treaty. He served during the first half of the First World War and witnessed the beginning of the end of the Romanov dynasty. In 1929, he published his journals under the title, Russia Observed: Nearing the End in Imperial Russia, containing observations of the Romanov family, Rasputin, and the Russian upper classes.
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Preceded by United States Ambassador to Russia
1914–1916 		Succeeded by


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