James Mark Sullivan

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James Mark Sullivan (born January 6, 1873 in Killarney , County Kerry , Ireland , † August 15, 1935 in Saint Petersburg , Florida ) was an American diplomat .

Life

James Sullivan was a nephew of Timothy Sullivan . He studies at Yale Law School , where he won the Townsend Prize . On October 10, 1910, Sullivan married in St. Munchin's, Limerick Nell O'Mara (born June 6, 1882).

Sullivan was a lawyer in New York and known for having good connections with Tammany Hall . He won the city's votes to the side of presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson at an electoral convention . With the support of US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan , he became the US envoy to Santo Domingo .

On August 12, 1913, he was sent by Woodrow Wilson as ambassador to the Dominican Republic . On September 23, 1913, he presented his letter of accreditation to the José Bordas Valdez government . Sullivan had close ties with Frank JR Mitchell, the president of the Banco Nacional of Santo Domingo, whom he induced to embezzle government funds. Boaz Walton Long said Sullivan broke U.S. State Department rules by post-dating checks.

On June 20, 1915, he left the post of ambassador in Santo Domingo. After retiring from the post of ambassador, he married an Irish heiress and lived in Dublin . Sullivan directed the Film Company of Ireland from 1916 to 1920 . In 1916 Sullivan took part in the Easter Rising , O'Rahilly was killed and Sullivan was arrested with others in Kilmainham Gaol .

Since his death was erroneously reported from Ireland, an obituary appeared in the New York Times on August 24, 1920.

According to the State Department historian and a later obituary in the New York Times, Sullivan died in 1935. According to his 1935 obituary, he died of diabetes and was transferred to Glasnevin Cemetery .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The New York Times , January 14, 1915, TUMULTY'S CAUTION FOR SULLIVAN TOLD; "Tell Him to Build a Fence Between His House and Mitchell's," He Said to Vick. LINKS MINISTER WITH BANK Witness Describes Transfer of Customs Funds in Santo Domingo - Revolutionists Under Subsidies . pdf
  2. ↑ http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/sullivan-james-mark
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  4. ↑ The New York Times , August 24, 1920, JAMES M. SULLIVAN, EX-DIPLOMAT, DEAD; Minister to Santo Domingo, Who Resigned Under Charges, Dies in Ireland. ONCE LEADER IN TAMMANY Cousin of the Late Tim Sullivan, a Lawyer, Had the Support of Secretary Bryan . pdf
  5. ^ The New York Times , Aug. 17, 1935, THIS: SULLIVAN, EX-DIPLOMAT, DEAD; New York Lawyer Served Two Years as Minister to Santo Domingo Under Wilson
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  7. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / humphrysfamilytree.com
predecessor Office successor
William W. Russell U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
September 23, 1913 - June 20, 1915 		William W. Russell
personal data
SURNAME Sullivan, James Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sullivan, Jim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Killarney , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1935
Place of death Saint Petersburg , Florida