Benjamin welles
- Benjamin Sumner Welles, Jr. was an American philanthropist who was a descendant of many prominent Colonial families.
- Benjamin Sumner Welles, Jr. (January 11, 1857 – December 24, 1935) was an American philanthropist who was a descendant of many prominent Colonial families.
- Benjamin Sumner Welles (October 14, 1892 – September 24, 1961) was an American government official and diplomat.
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Welles, Benjamin 1916-2002
PERSONAL: Born 1916, in Japan; died January 3, 2002, in Washington, DC; U.S. citizen; married Cynthia Monteith (deceased); children: Serena Moss, Merida Holman. Education:Harvard University, graduated, 1938.
CAREER: Journalist.New York Times,New York, NY, news clerk, then reporter and journalist, 1938-72; Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, journalist-in-residence; principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, 1981-83. Military service: U.S. Army, 1942-46, served with Office of Strategic Services; awarded Bronze Star.
MEMBER: Metropolitan Club (Washington, DC).
WRITINGS:
Spain: The Gentle Anarchy, Praeger (New York, NY), 1996.
Sumner Welles: FDR's Global Strategist: A Biography, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
SIDELIGHTS: Journalist Benjamin Welles was born into a wealthy and influential family. His father, Sumner Welles, was a major foreign-policy advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the time of Welles's birth, his father was serving as third secretary of the U.S. e
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Sumner Welles
American diplomat (1892–1961)
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| In office May 21, 1937 – September 30, 1943 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Edward Stettinius Jr. |
| In office April 24, 1933 – December 13, 1933 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Harry Frank Guggenheim |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Caffery |
| Born | Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-10-14)October 14, 1892 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, 1961(1961-09-24) (aged 68) Bernardsville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Children | 2 |
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Benjamin Sumner Welles (October 14, 1892 – September
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Benjamin Welles
American philanthropist
Benjamin Sumner Welles, Jr. (January 11, 1857 – December 24, 1935) was an American philanthropist who was a descendant of many prominent Colonial families.[1]
Early life
Welles was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 11, 1857. He was one of five children born to Katharine Elida Schermerhorn (1828–1858) and Benjamin Sumner Welles (1823–1904),[2] a dry-goods merchant who was a descendant of Colonial Gov.Thomas Welles and Gov.Increase Sumner. His siblings included Helen Schermerhorn Welles,[3] who married George Lovett Kingsland (son of MayorAmbrose Kingsland), and Harriet Katherine Welles.[4]
His mother was one of nine children born to his maternal grandparents,[5]Abraham Schermerhorn, a wealthy New York City merchant, and Helen Van Courtlandt (née White) Schermerhorn of the Van Cortlandt family.[6] Through his grandfather, he was descended from Jacob Janse Schermerhorn, who settled in New York from the Netherlands in 1636.[7] His maternal aunt was Caro
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