John Draper Erwin
John Draper Erwin (also John Erwin , J. Erwin , born November 14, 1883 in Meador , Boyd County , Kentucky , † February 26, 1983 in Washington, DC ) was an American diplomat .
Life
Family and education
John Draper Erwin came from the Unincorporated Community Meador in the state of Kentucky . He was the son of James Erwin and Ella Erwin, nee Moore. John Draper Erwin studied from 1905 to 1908 at the McCallie Preparatory School in Chattanooga , Tennessee and in 1909 at the Baylor Military School in Waco , Texas .
John Draper Erwin married Emily Hicklin on October 4, 1917. He died in February 1983 at the age of 99 in a Washington, DC hospital
Professional background
John Draper Erwin joined the Chattanooga News in 1908 as a reporter . From March 1913, who had joined the Democratic Party , he was Secretary of Senator John K. Shields , in August 1913 he moved to Senator Luke Lea in the same capacity , and in 1917 he resigned. He then worked as a reporter for the New York Evening World , the Nashville Tennessean and the Memphis Commercial Appeal until 1937 . As a reporter, he was involved in exposing the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s. John Draper Erwin was a member of the National Press Club.
1937 John Draper Erwin joined in the role of ambassador in Honduras in the Foreign Service of the United States, a 1943 President appointed him Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the ambassador in Honduras, in 1947, he left. In 1951, President Harry S. Truman appointed him for a second term lasting until 1954. John Draper Erwin retired in 1956.
literature
- Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women. : Volume 28 (1954-1955). Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1955, p. 813.
- Who Was Who in America. : Volume VII, 1977-1981 with World Notables . Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1981, p. 182.
- J. Erwin, 99; helped break the Teapot Dome. in: Chicago Tribune . Tribune Co., Chicago, Ill., Mar. 2, 1983, p. 6.
- John Erwin, Ex-Envoy From US to Honduras. in: The New York Times . New York Times, New York, March 3, 1983, p. 8.
Web links
- Entry about John Draper Erwin on the website of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
- John Draper Erwin on the Prabook.org website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erwin, John Draper |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erwin, John; Erwin, J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meador , Boyd County , Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1983 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |