Long, Breckinridge, 1881-1958
Variant namesLawyer, diplomat, and author.
From the description of Breckinridge Long papers, 1486-1948 (bulk 1910-1948). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449352
Biographical Note
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1881, May 16:
Born, St. Louis, Mo. -
1904:
A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. -
1905 -1906 :Student, Washington University Law School, St. Louis -
1906:
Admitted to Missouri bar -
1907:
Began practice in St. Louis, Missouri -
1906 -1944 :Active in state, local, and National Democratic Party politics -
1909:
M.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. -
1912:
Married Christine Alexander Graham -
1914:
Secretary, Missouri Code Commission -
1916:
Active in organizing the “St. Louis Democrats for Woodrow Wilson” -
1917 -1920 :Third assistant secretary of state -
1920:
Defeated as Democratic Party nominee for United States Senate from Missouri -
1925 -1929 :Chairman, National Jefferson Centennial Committee of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation -
1928:
Delegate, Democratic National Convention; member, Committee on Platform and Resolutions -
1928 -1933 :Practicing international lawyer, special assistant to attorney general -
1933 -1936 :Ambassador to Italy -
1937 -1941 :Trustee, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. -
1938:
Ambassador, Special Mission to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay -
1939:
Member, Commission under Treaty with Italy, for Advancement of Peace -
1939 -1940 :Special assistant secretary of state in charge of problems arising from the war -
1940 -1944 :Assistant secretary of state -
1941 -1943 :Member, Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Commission -
1941 -1944 :Member, War Communications Board -
1944:
Member, delegation to Dumbarton Oaks Conference -
1946 -1947 :Member, United States Government Princeton Bi-Centennial Conference -
1958, Sept. 26:
Died, Montpelier Manor, Laurel, Md.
From the guide to the Breckinridge Long Papers, 1486-1948, (bulk 1910-1948), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Birth 1881-05-16
Death 1958-09-26
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