George H. Bridgman

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George Herbert Bridgman (born February 16, 1853 in Keene , New Hampshire , † July 10, 1925 there ) was an American doctor and diplomat .

Life

George Herbert Bridgman was the third of four children of the wholesale and retail merchant Charles and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Hartwell Bridgman and graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1869 . In 1876 he completed an undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College and then began studying medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), the medical school at Harvard University . After completing his studies, he took up a position as a doctor in 1881 and temporarily served as president of Hamline University in Saint Paul, founded in 1854 .

On October 7, 1897, Bridgman was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Bolivia during a recess in the US Senate . The appointment was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1897, whereupon he handed over his letter of accreditation on July 4, 1898 as successor to Thomas Moonlight . He remained in this post until January 13, 1902 and was replaced on October 4, 1902 by William B. Sorsby . During his tenure there in 1900 he led the negotiations for an extradition agreement between the two countries. He was then consul in Jamaica between 1902 and 1906 .

His marriage to Alice Rebecca Johnson Bridgman on July 12, 1884 resulted in two sons, both of whom died in childhood. After his death on July 10, 1925, he was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Keene .

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  1. ↑ Chiefs of Mission for Bolivia on the website of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
personal data
SURNAME Bridgman, George H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bridgman, George Herbert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American doctor and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Keene , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1925
Place of death Keene , New Hampshire