Harry F. Stimpson Jr.
American lawyer and ambassador
About Harry F. Stimpson Jr.
Lived 1913 – 2005 (aged 91).
Harry Farnum Stimpson Jr. (October 16, 1913 – April 17, 2005) was an American lawyer who was the United States' ambassador to Paraguay from 1959 to 1961.
Biography
Early life Harry was born on October 16, 1913, as the second son of Harry Farnum Simpson Sr. and his wife Francis Maude Greenway. He studied at Noble and Greenough School, Harvard University, and University of Virginia School of Law, graduating at all of those. From 1953 to 1954, he was the secretary for the governor of Massachusetts. On 27 August 1959, Harry was nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower to be the United States' ambassador to Paraguay, also becoming an assistant to Christian Herter, the Secretary of State at the time. He died on April 7, 2005 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Who was Harry F. Stimpson Jr.?
American lawyer and ambassador
When was Harry F. Stimpson Jr. born?
Harry F. Stimpson Jr. was born on 16 October 1913.
When did Harry F. Stimpson Jr. die?
Harry F. Stimpson Jr. died on 17 April 2005.
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