Homer M. Byington, Jr.
American diplomat
About Homer M. Byington, Jr.
Lived 1908 – 1987 (aged 78–79).
Homer Morrison Byington Jr. (born 1908 in Naples, Italy, died November 1, 1987) was the first American Ambassador to newly independent Malaya, now Malaysia, from 1957 to 1961. After he left Malaya, he was Consul General in Naples until he retired.
He graduated from Phillips Academy and Yale College. He is descended from A. Homer Byington.
Byington was married to Jane McHarg, and they had a son, Homer M. Byington, III. He died of a heart attack while aboard the Norwegian cruise ship Vistafjord in the Atlantic Ocean at the age of 79 years old and had lived in Sotogrande, Spain.
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Who was Homer M. Byington, Jr.?
American diplomat
When was Homer M. Byington, Jr. born?
Homer M. Byington, Jr. was born in 1908 in Naples.
When did Homer M. Byington, Jr. die?
Homer M. Byington, Jr. died on 1 November 1987.
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