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William H. Hornibrook
United States Minister to Costa Rica
In office
September 2, 1937 – September 1, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byLeo R. Sack
Succeeded byArthur Bliss Lane
1st United States Minister to Afghanistan
In office
May 4, 1935 – March 16, 1936
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byDiplomatic relations established
Succeeded byLouis G. Dreyfus
United States Minister to Iran
In office
March 19, 1934 – March 16, 1936
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byCharles C. Hart
Succeeded byLouis G. Dreyfus (1940)
United States Minister to Siam
In office
May 31, 1915 – October 24, 1916
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byFred Warner Carpenter
Succeeded byGeorge Pratt Ingersoll
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the Twin Falls district
In office
1910–1912
Personal details
Born(1884-07-06)July 6, 1884
Cherokee, Iowa
DiedMarch 20, 1946(1946-03-20) (aged 61)
Pacific Grove, California
Spouse(s)
Yolande Wilson
(m. 1906; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1946)

William Harrison Hornibrook (July 6, 1884 – October 24, 1946) was an American publisher, politician, and diplomat.

Biography

Hornibrook, born on July 6, 1884, started his career as a newspaper publisher in 1906;[1] at one point or another, he owned both the predecessors to The Columbian and the Albany Democrat-Herald, along with various other papers.[2]

In November 1906,[1] he married Yolande Wilson, with whom he had two children, a son and a daughter.[3]

A Democrat, Hornibrook was elected to the Idaho State Senate, from Twin Falls County,[4] serving from 1911 to 1912,[5] before his resignation.[6]

He served as US ambassador to Thailand (then Siam) from 1915–1916, later as ambassador to Iran from 1934–1936 and Afghanistan from 1935–1936, while resident in Tehran.[7] After the recognition of the Afghan government led by King Zahir Shah in August 1934, Hornibrook, from Utah, was appointed the first minister to Afghanistan.[8]

From 1937–1941, he was ambassador to Costa Rica.[7][9]

He died in March 1946, in Pacific Grove, California.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Utah Publisher Wills Estate to Widow". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 6, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 23, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wife of Newly Appointed Minister to Foreign Post". The Courier-News. August 28, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "News of the Week". The Commoner. January 27, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Idaho Blue Book: State Senate" (PDF). sos.idaho.gov. 2017. p. 180. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Death of William H. Hornibrook Ends Colorful Political Career". Albany Democrat-Herald. March 23, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "William Harrison Hornibrook - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. ^ "ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN.; W.H. Hornibrook of Utah Named Our First Minister to Country". The New York Times. January 15, 1935. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  9. ^ Herzog, Jesús Silva (2006). Cuadernos americanos. p. 109. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1946-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Minister to Siam
1915-1916
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Minister to Iran
1934–1936
Succeeded by
New title
Diplomatic relations established
United States Minister to Afghanistan
1935-1936
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Minister to Costa Rica
1937-1941
Succeeded by