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Revision as of 22:25, 29 March 2015
Robert Peet Skinner (February 24, 1866 – July 1, 1960) was an American diplomat, editor, and publisher.
Biography
He was born in Massillon, Ohio on February 24, 1866 to August T. Skinner and Cecelia van Rensselaer. On June 17, 1897 he married Helen Wales.[1]
He was the U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1897-1901; the U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1901-1908; Hamburg, 1908-1914; Berlin, 1914; London, 1914-1924.[1]
He was the United States minister to Greece from 1926 to 1932; United States minister to Estonia from 1931-1933; United States minister to Latvia, 1931-1933; United States minister to Lithuania, 1931 to 1933; United States Ambassador to Turkey from 1933 to 1936.[1][2]
He died in Belfast, Maine on July 1, 1960.[3][1] He was buried in Massillon City Cemetery in Massillon, Ohio.
External link
References
- ^ a b c d "Robert Peet Skinner". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Robert Peet Skinner". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Robert Skinner, 94, A Retired Diplomat". New York Times. July 3, 1960. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
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