Henry Percival Dodge

Henry Percival Dodge (January 18, 1870 - October 16, 1936) was a United States Ambassador.[1]

Biography

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 18, 1870 to Henry Cleaves Dodge and Alice Almia Lamb. He graduated from Harvard University in 1892. He married Margaret Riché Adams (?-1920) and she died by falling down an elevator shaft.[2] After her death, he married Agnes Page-Brown in 1922.[1][3]

He was the United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1907 to 1908; United States Ambassador to El Salvador from 1907 to 1909; United States Ambassador to Morocco from 1909 to 1910; United States Ambassador to Panama from 1911 to 1913; United States Ambassador to Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1919 to 1926; and United States Ambassador to Denmark from 1926 to 1930.[1]

He died in Zurich, Switzerland on October 16, 1936.[1] His widow died in 1952.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Henry Percival Dodge". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-01-07. ... also known as H. Percival Dodge — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 18, 1870. U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1907-08; Salvador, 1907-09; Morocco, 1909-10; Panama, 1911-13; Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 1919-26; Denmark, 1926-30. Died in Zurich, Switzerland, October 16, 1936 (age 66 years, 272 days). Burial location unknown.
  2. ↑ "Mrs. H. Percival Dodge Killed In Washington. Wife of the Minister to the Serbs Plunges Through Apartment Elevator Guard to Lobby". New York Times. January 1, 1920. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  3. 1 2 "Mrs. H. Percival Dodge". New York Times. February 21, 1953. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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