Theodore Brentano
Theodore Brentano | |
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| United States Ambassador to Hungary | |
| In office February 10, 1922 – May 6, 1927 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | office created |
| Succeeded by | J. Butler Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1854 Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Died | July 2, 1940 (age 86) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Minnie Claussenius |
| Parent | Lorenz Brentano |
| Occupation | Attorney, judge, civil servant |
Theodore Brentano (March 29, 1854 – July 2, 1940) was an American attorney and judge and the first U.S. ambassador to Hungary (his full title was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary).[1] He was appointed to the position by Warren G. Harding.[2]
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Lorenzo Brentano and his wife Caroline, Theodore Brentano was educated in Chicago, Dresden and Zurich. He studied law at National University Law School (which later became George Washington University Law School). Brentano married Minnie Claussenius on May 17, 1887.[3] He was admitted to the bar in 1882, became an assistant city attorney in 1888, and by 1890 was a Superior Court judge in Cook County, Illinois (he would go on to become chief justice).[4][5] Brentano remained on the bench for thirty-one years.[6]
In 1899 Brentano became the new treasurer and president of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung, the newspaper of which his father was editor during the Civil War, when the majority stockholders appointed a new board of directors and ousted former treasurer Charles Francis Pietsch.[7]
Brentano was appointed as minister to Hungary on February 10, 1922, arrived in Budapest on May 10, presented his credentials on May 16, and served until May 6, 1927.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ TELLS OF HARDING'S HOPES FOR HUNGARY. 1922-04-14. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Washburn. Time. 1930-04-14. Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Marquis, Albert Nelson (1911). The Book of Chicagoans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Chicago, 1911. A.N. Marquis. pp. 84–85.
Theodore Brentano.
- ^ Postal, Bernard; Koppman, Lionel (1984). American Jewish Landmarks. Fleet Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-8303-0151-8.
- ^ Bellamy, Francis Rufus (1922-03-01). "On Speaking Terms With the Central Powers". The Outlook. 130: 325. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Findling, John E. (1989). Dictionary of American Diplomatic History. Greenwood Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-313-26024-9.
- ^ Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests, Issue 281, July 13, 1899.
- ^ OUR MINISTER IN BUDAPEST; Hungarian Press Accords Mr. Brentano a Cordial Reception. 1922-05-10. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Theodore Brentano". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
Further reading
- Peterecz, Zoltán. "Theodore Brentano – The first American minister for Hungary, 1922–1927" Hungarian Studies (Dec 2021) 35#1 pp 66-79.
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