Alexander W. Weddell
File:U.S. Envoy to Argentine. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Alexander Weddell, American Ambassador to the Argentine, was a recent White House caller. He is in this country on leave, 12-10-38 LCCN2016874527 (3x4a).jpg | |
United States Ambassador to Spain | |
In office 1939–1942 |
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President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | H. Freeman Matthews (acting) Claude G. Bowers |
Succeeded by | Carlton J. H. Hayes |
United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office 1933–1938 |
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President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Robert Woods Bliss |
Succeeded by | Norman Armour |
Personal details | |
Born | Richmond, Virginia |
April 6, 1876
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Otterville, Missouri |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Alexander Wilbourne Weddell (April 6, 1876 – January 1, 1948) was an American diplomat. He served as United States ambassador to Argentina from 1933 to 1939 and to Spain from 1939 to 1942.
Weddell was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended George Washington University. On May 31, 1923, he married a wealthy widow, Virginia Chase Steedman. He served as president of the Virginia Historical Society from 1943 until his death.
Weddell was the author or editor of several books, including:
- A Memorial Volume of Virginia Historical Portraiture (1930)
- Richmond, Virginia, in Old Prints (1932)
- Introduction to Argentina (1939)
- Portraiture in the Virginia Historical Society (1945)
Weddell and his wife died in a train accident near Otterville, Missouri on January 1, 1948.
Virginia House
The Weddells' Richmond home, Virginia House, was constructed from material from an older house located in Priory Park, Warwick, England. He purchased the Warwick property in 1926 and transported it over two years later. The rebuilt house now belongs to the Virginia Historical Society and is open to the public.
Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Argentina 1933–1938 |
Succeeded by Norman Armour |
Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Spain 1939–1942 |
Succeeded by Carlton J. H. Hayes |
Further reading
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- Virginius Cornick Hall Jr., Portraits in the Collection of the Virginia Historical Society (1981), pp. 254–255. ISBN 0-8139-0813-2.
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