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Leland Barrows

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Leland Judd Barrows
1st United States Ambassador to Cameroon
In office
June 1960 – 6 September 1966
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byBoland More (ad interm)
Succeeded byRobert L. Payton[1]
1st United States Ambassador to Togo
In office
August 1960 – 27 June 1961
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bynone, office created
Succeeded byLeon B. Poullada
Personal details
BornOctober 27, 1906
Hutchinson, Kansas, Reno County, Kansas
DiedMarch 3, 1988(1988-03-03) (aged 81)
SpouseMabel Irene Conley
ProfessionDiplomat

Leland Judd Barrows (October 27, 1906 – March 3, 1988) was an American ambassador to Cameroon and Togo. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. He married Mabel Irene Conley on March 21, 1935.

He served various diplomatic positions including a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa and foreign service officer; along with his ambassadorships; as well as a Newspaper reporter and radio broadcaster outside of the State Department. He died in 1988.[2]

His parents were Eugene Barrows and Florence Emma (Judd) Barrows.

References

  1. ^ "US Ambassador to Cameroon".
  2. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Barrett-england to Barrus".