William Elliott Gonzales
William Elliott Gonzales (born April 24, 1866 in Charleston , South Carolina , † October 20, 1937 in Columbia , South Carolina) was an American diplomat .
Life
His parents were Harriet Rutledge Elliott and Ambrosio José Gonzales. He married Sarah C. Shiver on February 2, 1887. Gonzales was a member of the Democratic Party and took part in the US Army in the Spanish-American War . On June 21, 1913, William Gonzales was sent by Woodrow Wilson as the United States Ambassador to Cuba . On August 9, 1913, he submitted his letter of accreditation to the Menocal government.
When Cuba declared war on the German Reich in August 1917, five German ships were seized in Cuban ports: four large steamers (Bavaria, Oilvant, Adelheid, Constantia) and the Kadonia, which together had around 20,000 gross register tons and were handed over to William E. Gonzales free of charge were. On December 18, 1919, he left the post of ambassador in Havana .
On September 10, 1919, he was sent by Woodrow Wilson as ambassador to Peru , and on April 24, 1920, he handed over his letter of accreditation to the Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo government. On October 11, 1921, he left the post of ambassador in Lima .
Murder in Columbia
On January 15, 1903 1:00 pm, James Hammond Tillman “Jim” (June 27, 1869 - April 1, 1911) shot and killed the newspaper publisher Narciso Gener Gonzales. The victim's newspaper, The Columbia State , had called Tillman a liar and a fraud before the general election. In September 1903, Tillman was on trial in Richland County . The presiding judge, Frank Gary, was known as cousin Frank in the home of the defendant's uncle, the former lieutenant governor of Shout Carolina and now Senator Benjamin Tillman . The prosecutor was J. William Thurmond, father of Strom Thurmond . Jim Tillman had defended Thurmond as a lawyer six years earlier when he was charged with murder. The clerk was James F. Byrnes . The accused Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman's uncle attended the trial as a spectator. After twenty hours of deliberation, the jury decided not guilty.
The Gonzalez brothers, to which William E. Gonzalez belonged, took over The Columbia State . The Columbia State called the trial a farce and raised money for a memorial to the murdered editor. When Benjamin Ryan Tillman was in poor health, he asked for forgiveness of his sins. Woodrow Wilson, also of the Democratic Party, heard him and sent a Gonzalez to Cuba.
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- ↑ The New York Times , August 22, 1917, CUBA GIVES TO US FOUR GERMAN SHIPS; President Menocal Refuses to Lease or Sell Vessels, Totaling 20,000 Tons . pdf
- ↑ http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/long-boaz-walton
- ↑ http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/2007/huff07.html
- ^ The New York Times , June 14, 1913, FAMOUS FEUD ENDS .; Senator Tillman Accepts Gonzales as Minister to Cuba . pdf
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Matthias Beaupre |
US Ambassador to Cuba 1913–1919 |
Boaz Walton Long |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Benton McMillin |
US Ambassador to Peru 1920–1921 |
Miles Poindexter |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gonzales, William Elliott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American newspaper editor and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charleston , South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1937 |
| Place of death | Columbia , South Carolina |