Arthur M. Beaupre
Arthur Matthias Beaupre | |
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United States Ambassador toCuba | |
In office December 18, 1911 – June 28, 1913 | |
President | William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | John B. Jackson |
Succeeded by | William Elliott Gonzales |
United States Ambassador toLuxembourg | |
In office July 8, 1908 – September 25, 1911 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | David Jayne Hill |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Bryce |
United States Ambassador tothe Netherlands | |
In office June 15, 1908 – September 25, 1911 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | David Jayne Hill |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Bryce |
United States Ambassador toArgentina | |
In office June 17, 1904 – May 2, 1908 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | John Barrett |
Succeeded by | Spencer F. Eddy |
United States Ambassador toColombia | |
In office April 13, 1903 – December 19, 1903 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Charles Burdett Hart |
Succeeded by | William W. Russell |
Personal details | |
Born | Arthur Matthias Beaupre July 29, 1853 Oswego, Illinois,US |
Died | September 13, 1919 Chicago, Illinois, US |
Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Marsh |
Arthur Matthias Beaupre(July 29, 1853 – September 13, 1919) was an American diplomat. He served in several ambassadorships, includingColombia,Argentina,theNetherlands,Luxembourg,andCuba.
Early life
[edit]Beaupre was born inOswego, Illinoison July 29, 1853. His family moved toDeKalb Countywhen he was a boy, and at age 16 Beaupre started work as a printer for theDekalb County Newsnewspaper and advanced through several positions to become a reporter.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1874, Beaupre relocated toAurora, Illinois,studied law,andattained admission to the bar.ARepublican,shortly afterwards he was elected Clerk of the City Court. He won election to a second term, but before it began he resigned to accept the position of Deputy Clerk forKane County.In 1886, Beaupre was elected Kane County Clerk, and in 1890 he was reelected to a second four-year term.[2][3]
Diplomatic career
[edit]After leaving the Clerk's office, in 1897 Beaupre embarked on a career as a diplomat when he was appointedU.S. ConsulinGuatemala City, Guatemala,where he served until 1899. In 1900, he was appointed Consul inBogota, Colombia.[4]
Beaupre was appointed Minister to Colombia in 1903 and he served until 1904, when he was named Minister to Argentina.[5]
From 1908 to 1911 Beaupre served as both Minister to the Netherlands and Minister to Luxembourg. In 1911 he was appointed as Minister to Cuba, where he served until retiring in 1913.[6]
Personal life
[edit]On October 20, 1880, Beaupre was married to Mary Marsh (1863–1947), the daughter of Charles Wesley Marsh.[7]Her father and her uncle,William Wallace Marsh,startedMarsh, Steward & Companyand were responsible for the invention and patent of areaper-harvester.[8]They were the parents of one child:[7]
- Beatrice Beaupre (b. 1884).[7]
Beaupre died inChicago, Illinoison September 13, 1919, two days after suffering a stroke.[9][10]He is buried inGraceland Cemetery.[11]
References
[edit]- ^Newton Bateman, Paul Selby,Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois,Volume 2, 1904, page 739
- ^Gale Research Co.,American Biographies,1940, page 61
- ^Miles Percy DuValCadiz to Cathay,1940, pages 216 to 217
- ^Greenwood Press,The United States in Latin America: A Historical Dictionary,1992, page 23
- ^U.S. Department of State, Office of the Chief Historian,Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission by Year: 1905,accessed December 8, 2012
- ^Pan American Union,Bulletin of the Pan American Union,September, 1911, page 486
- ^abcCommemorative Biographical and Historical Record of Kane County, Illinois: Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens, Governors of Illinois, Presidents of the United States, Also Containing a History of the County.Beers, Legget. 1888. pp. 657–658.Retrieved7 May2018.
- ^"Agricultural Machinery",Scientific American,July 25, 1896, archived fromthe originalon May 9, 2011
- ^New York Times,A. M. Beaupre Stricken,September 12, 1919
- ^Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, entry for Arthur M. Beaupre, accessed December 8, 2012
- ^Thomas E. Spencer,Where They're Buried,2009, page 107
External links
[edit]- Arthur Matthias Beaupreat Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
- 1853 births
- 1919 deaths
- People from Oswego, Illinois
- People from DeKalb County, Illinois
- Lawyers from Chicago
- Illinois Republicans
- Ambassadors of the United States to Colombia
- Ambassadors of the United States to Argentina
- Ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands
- Ambassadors of the United States to Luxembourg
- Ambassadors of the United States to Cuba
- People from Aurora, Illinois
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American diplomats