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{{Short description|American diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Arthur M. Beaupre
| name = Arthur Matthias Beaupre
| image = Arthur M. Beaupre.jpg
| image = Arthur M. Beaupre (3x4a).jpg
| ambassador_from5 = United States

| country5 = Colombia
| ambassador_from = United States
| president5 = Theodore Roosevelt
| country = Colombia
| term_start5 = April 13, 1903
| predecessor = [[Charles Burdett Hart]]
| term_end5 = December 19, 1903
| president = [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
| successor = [[William W. Russell]]
| predecessor5 = [[Charles Burdett Hart]]
| successor5 = [[William W. Russell]]
| ambassador_from4 = United States
| country4 = Argentina
| president4 = [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
| term_start4 = June 17, 1904
| term_end4 = May 2, 1908
| successor4 = [[Spencer F. Eddy]]
| predecessor4 = [[John Barrett (diplomat)|John Barrett]]
| ambassador_from3 = United States
| country3 = the Netherlands
| president3 = Theodore Roosevelt<br />William Howard Taft
| term_start3 = June 15, 1908
| term_end3 = September 25, 1911
| predecessor3 = [[David Jayne Hill]]
| successor3 = [[Lloyd Bryce]]
| country2 = Luxembourg
| ambassador_from2 = United States
| ambassador_from2 = United States
| president2 = Theodore Roosevelt<br />William Howard Taft
| country2 = the Netherlands
| term_start2 = July 8, 1908
| predecessor2 = [[David Jayne Hill]]
| term_end2 = September 25, 1911
| president2 = [[Theodore Roosevelt]]<br>[[William Howard Taft]]
| predecessor2 = [[David Jayne Hill]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| successor2 = [[Lloyd Bryce]]
| country1 = Cuba
| ambassador_from1 = United States
| ambassador_from1 = United States
| president1 = [[William Howard Taft]] <br /> [[Woodrow Wilson]]
| country1 = Argentina
| term_start1 = December 18, 1911
| predecessor1 = [[John Barrett (diplomat)|John Barrett]]
| term_end1 = June 28, 1913
| president1 = [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
| successor1 = [[Spencer F. Eddy]]
| predecessor1 = [[John B. Jackson]]
| successor2 = [[Lloyd Bryce]]
| successor1 = [[William Elliott Gonzales]]
| birth_name = Arthur Matthias Beaupre
| birth_date = July 29, 1853
| birth_date = July 29, 1853
| birth_place = [[Oswego, Illinois]]
| birth_place = [[Oswego, Illinois]], US
| death_date = September 13, 1919
| death_date = September 13, 1919
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, US
| resting_place = [[Graceland Cemetery]]
| resting_place = [[Graceland Cemetery]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| term_start = 1903
| spouse = Mary Marsh
| term_end = 1904
}}


'''Arthur Matthias Beaupre''' (July 29, 1853 – September 13, 1919) was an American diplomat. He served in several ambassadorships, including [[Colombia]], [[Argentina]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Luxembourg]], and [[Cuba]].
| term_start1 = 1904
| term_end1 = 1908


==Early life==
| term_start2 = 1908
Beaupre was born in [[Oswego, Illinois]] on July 29, 1853. His family moved to [[DeKalb County, Illinois|DeKalb County]] when he was a boy, and at age 16 Beaupre started work as a printer for the ''Dekalb County News'' newspaper and advanced through several positions to become a reporter.<ref>Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X0o0AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Arthur+M+Beaupre%22+kane+county&pg=PA739 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois], Volume 2, 1904, page 739</ref>
| term_end2 = 1911


==Career==
| country3 = Luxembourg
In 1874, Beaupre relocated to [[Aurora, Illinois]], [[reading law|studied law]], and [[Admission to the bar in the United States|attained admission to the bar]]. A [[Illinois Republican Party|Republican]], shortly afterwards he was elected Clerk of the City Court. He won election to a second term, but before it began he resigned to accept the position of Deputy Clerk for [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane County]]. In 1886, Beaupre was elected Kane County Clerk, and in 1890 he was reelected to a second four-year term.<ref>Gale Research Co., [https://books.google.com/books?id=zHwUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Arthur+Mathias+Beaupre%22+kane+county+clerk American Biographies], 1940, page 61</ref><ref>Miles Percy DuVal [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4aaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA216 Cadiz to Cathay], 1940, pages 216 to 217</ref>
| ambassador_from3 = United States
| predecessor3 = [[David Jayne Hill]]
| successor3 = [[Lloyd Bryce]]
| president3 = [[Theodore Roosevelt]]<br>[[William Howard Taft]]
| term_start3 = 1908
| term_end3 = 1911


===Diplomatic career===
| country4 = Cuba
After leaving the Clerk's office, in 1897 Beaupre embarked on a career as a diplomat when he was appointed [[Consul (representative)|U.S. Consul]] in [[Guatemala City, Guatemala]], where he served until 1899. In 1900, he was appointed Consul in [[Bogota, Colombia]].<ref>Greenwood Press, [https://books.google.com/books?id=yWN6AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Arthur+Mathias+Beaupre%22+kane+county+clerk The United States in Latin America: A Historical Dictionary], 1992, page 23</ref>
| ambassador_from4 = United States
| predecessor4 = [[John Brinkerhoff Jackson]]
| successor4 = [[William E. Gonzales]]
| president4 = [[William Howard Taft]]
| term_start4 = 1911
| term_end4 = 1913


Beaupre was appointed Minister to Colombia in 1903 and he served until 1904, when he was named Minister to Argentina.<ref>U.S. Department of State, Office of the Chief Historian, [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/by-year/1905 Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission by Year: 1905], accessed December 8, 2012</ref>
}}


From 1908 to 1911 Beaupre served as both Minister to the Netherlands and Minister to Luxembourg. In 1911 he was appointed as Minister to Cuba, where he served until retiring in 1913.<ref>Pan American Union, [https://books.google.com/books?id=7sE3AQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Arthur+M+Beaupre%22+kane+county&pg=PA486 Bulletin of the Pan American Union], September, 1911, page 486</ref>
'''Arthur M. Beaupre''' (July 29, 1853 – September 13, 1919) was an American diplomat. He served in several ambassadorships, including [[Colombia]], [[Argentina]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Luxembourg]], and [[Cuba]].


==Biography==
==Personal life==
On October 20, 1880, Beaupre was married to Mary Marsh (1863–1947), the daughter of Charles Wesley Marsh.<ref name="Biographical1888">{{cite book|title=Commemorative Biographical and Historical Record of Kane County, Illinois: Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens, Governors of Illinois, Presidents of the United States, Also Containing a History of the County|date=1888|publisher=Beers, Legget|pages=657–658|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pc1MAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA657|access-date=7 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> Her father and her uncle, [[W. W. Marsh|William Wallace Marsh]], started [[Marsh, Steward & Company]] and were responsible for the invention and patent of a [[combine harvester|reaper-harvester]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.machine-history.com/Agricultural%20Machinery|title=Agricultural Machinery|journal=Scientific American|date=July 25, 1896|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509030801/http://www.machine-history.com/Agricultural%20Machinery|archive-date=May 9, 2011}}</ref> They were the parents of one child:<ref name="Biographical1888"/>
Arthur Matthias Beaupre was born in [[Oswego, Illinois]] on July 29, 1853. His family moved to [[DeKalb County, Illinois|DeKalb County]] when he was a boy, and at age 16 Beaupre started work as a printer for the ''Dekalb County News'' newspaper and advanced through several positions to become a reporter.<ref>Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X0o0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA739&dq=%22Arthur+M+Beaupre%22+kane+county&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B7PDUIiiH5L68QTNnIBA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Arthur%20M%20Beaupre%22%20kane%20county&f=false Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois], Volume 2, 1904, page 739</ref>


* Beatrice Beaupre (b. 1884).<ref name="Biographical1888"/>
In 1874 Beaupre relocated to [[Aurora, Illinois]] and studied law and attained admission to the bar. A [[Illinois Republican Party|Republican]], shortly afterwards he was elected Clerk of the City Court. He won election to a second term, but before it began he resigned to accept the position of Deputy Clerk for [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane County]]. In 1886 Beaupre was elected Kane County Clerk, and in 1890 he was reelected to a second four-year term.<ref>Gale Research Co., [https://books.google.com/books?id=zHwUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Arthur+Mathias+Beaupre%22+kane+county+clerk&dq=%22Arthur+Mathias+Beaupre%22+kane+county+clerk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=orvDUJHoJIr89QT96YHACQ&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAg American Biographies], 1940, page 61</ref><ref>Miles Percy DuVal [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4aaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA216&dq=%22Arthur+Mathias+Beaupre%22+kane+county+clerk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=orvDUJHoJIr89QT96YHACQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Arthur%20Mathias%20Beaupre%22%20kane%20county%20clerk&f=false Cadiz to Cathay], 1940, pages 216 to 217</ref>


Beaupre died in [[Chicago, Illinois]] on September 13, 1919, two days after suffering a stroke.<ref>New York Times, [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/09/12/118158729.pdf A. M. Beaupre Stricken], September 12, 1919</ref><ref>Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, entry for Arthur M. Beaupre, accessed December 8, 2012</ref> He is buried in [[Graceland Cemetery]].<ref>Thomas E. Spencer, [https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&dq=%22Beaupre+Arthur+Matthias%22&pg=PA107 Where They're Buried], 2009, page 107</ref>
After leaving the Clerk's office, in 1897 Beaupre embarked on a career as a diplomat when he was appointed [[Consul (representative)|U.S. Consul]] in [[Guatemala City, Guatemala]], where he served until 1899. In 1900 he was appointed Consul in [[Bogota, Colombia]].<ref>Greenwood Press, [https://books.google.com/books?id=yWN6AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Arthur+Mathias+Beaupre%22+kane+county+clerk&dq=%22Arthur+Mathias+Beaupre%22+kane+county+clerk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=orvDUJHoJIr89QT96YHACQ&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ The United States in Latin America: A Historical Dictionary], 1992, page 23</ref>


==References==
Beaupre was appointed Minister to Colombia in 1903 and he served until 1904, when he was named Minister to Argentina.<ref>U.S. Department of State, Office of the Chief Historian, [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/by-year/1905 Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission by Year: 1905], accessed December 8, 2012</ref>
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==External links==
From 1908 to 1911 Beaupre served as both Minister to the Netherlands and Minister to Luxembourg. In 1911 he was appointed as Minister to Cuba, where he served until retiring in 1913.<ref>Pan American Union, [https://books.google.com/books?id=7sE3AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA486&dq=%22Arthur+M+Beaupre%22+kane+county&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B7PDUIiiH5L68QTNnIBA&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Arthur%20M%20Beaupre%22%20kane%20county&f=false Bulletin of the Pan American Union], September, 1911, page 486</ref>
*[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/beaupre-arthur-matthias Arthur Matthias Beaupre] at Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State

Beaupre died in [[Chicago, Illinois]] on September 13, 1919, two days after suffering a stroke.<ref>New York Times, [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0D11F6385C1B728DDDAB0994D1405B898DF1D3 A. M. Beaupre Stricken], September 12, 1919</ref><ref>Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, entry for Arthur M. Beaupre, accessed December 8, 2012</ref> He is buried in [[Graceland Cemetery]].<ref>Thomas E. Spencer, [https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&pg=PA107&dq=%22Beaupre+Arthur+Matthias%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tbDDUPjWCI3W9ATc_4GIDw&ved=0CEUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Beaupre%20Arthur%20Matthias%22&f=false Where They're Buried], 2009, page 107</ref>

==References==
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Arthur Matthias Beaupre
United States Ambassador to Cuba
In office
December 18, 1911 – June 28, 1913
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded byJohn B. Jackson
Succeeded byWilliam Elliott Gonzales
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
In office
July 8, 1908 – September 25, 1911
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Preceded byDavid Jayne Hill
Succeeded byLloyd Bryce
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
June 15, 1908 – September 25, 1911
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Preceded byDavid Jayne Hill
Succeeded byLloyd Bryce
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
June 17, 1904 – May 2, 1908
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byJohn Barrett
Succeeded bySpencer F. Eddy
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
April 13, 1903 – December 19, 1903
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byCharles Burdett Hart
Succeeded byWilliam W. Russell
Personal details
Born
Arthur Matthias Beaupre

July 29, 1853
Oswego, Illinois, US
DiedSeptember 13, 1919
Chicago, Illinois, US
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Marsh

Arthur Matthias Beaupre (July 29, 1853 – September 13, 1919) was an American diplomat. He served in several ambassadorships, including Colombia, Argentina, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Cuba.

Early life

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Beaupre was born in Oswego, Illinois on July 29, 1853. His family moved to DeKalb County when he was a boy, and at age 16 Beaupre started work as a printer for the Dekalb County News newspaper and advanced through several positions to become a reporter.[1]

Career

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In 1874, Beaupre relocated to Aurora, Illinois, studied law, and attained admission to the bar. A Republican, shortly afterwards he was elected Clerk of the City Court. He won election to a second term, but before it began he resigned to accept the position of Deputy Clerk for Kane County. In 1886, Beaupre was elected Kane County Clerk, and in 1890 he was reelected to a second four-year term.[2][3]

Diplomatic career

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After leaving the Clerk's office, in 1897 Beaupre embarked on a career as a diplomat when he was appointed U.S. Consul in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where he served until 1899. In 1900, he was appointed Consul in Bogota, Colombia.[4]

Beaupre was appointed Minister to Colombia in 1903 and he served until 1904, when he was named Minister to Argentina.[5]

From 1908 to 1911 Beaupre served as both Minister to the Netherlands and Minister to Luxembourg. In 1911 he was appointed as Minister to Cuba, where he served until retiring in 1913.[6]

Personal life

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On October 20, 1880, Beaupre was married to Mary Marsh (1863–1947), the daughter of Charles Wesley Marsh.[7] Her father and her uncle, William Wallace Marsh, started Marsh, Steward & Company and were responsible for the invention and patent of a reaper-harvester.[8] They were the parents of one child:[7]

  • Beatrice Beaupre (b. 1884).[7]

Beaupre died in Chicago, Illinois on September 13, 1919, two days after suffering a stroke.[9][10] He is buried in Graceland Cemetery.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2, 1904, page 739
  2. ^ Gale Research Co., American Biographies, 1940, page 61
  3. ^ Miles Percy DuVal Cadiz to Cathay, 1940, pages 216 to 217
  4. ^ Greenwood Press, The United States in Latin America: A Historical Dictionary, 1992, page 23
  5. ^ U.S. Department of State, Office of the Chief Historian, Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission by Year: 1905, accessed December 8, 2012
  6. ^ Pan American Union, Bulletin of the Pan American Union, September, 1911, page 486
  7. ^ a b c Commemorative Biographical and Historical Record of Kane County, Illinois: Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens, Governors of Illinois, Presidents of the United States, Also Containing a History of the County. Beers, Legget. 1888. pp. 657–658. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Agricultural Machinery", Scientific American, July 25, 1896, archived from the original on May 9, 2011
  9. ^ New York Times, A. M. Beaupre Stricken, September 12, 1919
  10. ^ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, entry for Arthur M. Beaupre, accessed December 8, 2012
  11. ^ Thomas E. Spencer, Where They're Buried, 2009, page 107
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by U.S. Minister to Colombia
1903–1904 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Minister to Argentina
1904–1908 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Minister to the Netherlands
1908–1911 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Minister to Luxembourg
1908–1911 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Minister to Cuba
1911–1913 		Succeeded by
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