Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1887, Apr. 3 | Born, Washington, D. C. |
| 1906-1907 | Attended George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1907-1909 | Student interpreter in China |
| 1909-1910 | Deputy consul general and interpreter, Mukden, China |
| 1910-1911 | Deputy consul general and interpreter, Hankow, China |
| 1911-1914 | Deputy consul general and interpreter, Shanghai, China |
| 1914-1915 | Consul, Chungking, China |
| 1915-1918 | Consul, Changsha, China |
| 1918 | Consul, Shanghai, China |
| 1919-1921 | Served with Division of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State |
| 1921-1925 | Consul general at large assigned to inspect the District of Eastern Asia |
| 1925-1927 . | Chief, Division of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State |
| 1927-1929 | Assistant secretary of state |
| 1929-1935 | United States minister to China |
| 1931 | Married Jane Thornton Beck (died 1991) |
| 1935-1941 | United States ambassador to China |
| 1941-1946 | United States minister to Australia |
| 1946-1952 | Secretary general, Far Eastern Commission |
| 1954, Dec. 3 | Died, Washington, D.C |