Alexander Benson (1872 - November 8, 1947) was an American diplomat. [1]
Alexander Benson (1872 - November 8, 1947) was an American diplomat. [1]
He was born in 1872. Having served as Secretary of Legation to Bolivia, he was appointed Second Secretary of the Embassy of the United States at St. Petersburg, Russia in 1911. In 1913, as Second Secretary, he was put in charge of the Embassy of the United States in Rome. [2] [3] He died on November 9, 1947. [1]
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Benson, former diplomatic , died yesterday in his apartment at the Barclay Hotel. His age was 75. ...
At the instance of Thomas Nelson Page, the new Ambassador to Italy, the State Department will investigate the troubles among the personnel of the Embassy staff.
The embassy is now in charge of Alexander Benson, Second Secretary, who is to be ordered home to give his version of conditions there. ...
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