F. Lammot Belin
F. Lammot Belin | |
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John N. Willys | |
Succeeded by | John Cudahy |
Personal details | |
Born | Ferdinand Lammot Belin March 15, 1881 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | July 6, 1961 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 80)
Children | At least 1 |
Ferdinand "Mot" Lammot Belin (March 15, 1881 – July 6, 1961) was an American diplomat who served as
U.S. Ambassador to Poland
in the early 1930s.
Personal life
Belin was married and he had at least one child, Peter Belin, who served as a captain in the U.S. Navy.
At one point, Belin was scheduled to travel on the
sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, killing more than 1,500 people in one of the deadliest peacetime marine disasters.[1]
Belin and his wife bought the
Georgetown Historic District
, a National Historic Landmark.
Career
Belin, a career
U.S. State Department on November 17, 1930. This position later became known as Chief of Protocol of the United States. He retained this position for less than a year and left the office on September 15, 1931.[3]
In 1932, during a recess of the U.S. Senate, President Herbert Hoover appointed Belin to become U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland. Belin presented his credentials on December 13, 1932, and left office a few months later when his recess appointment expired.[4]
Death
Belin died in Washington, D.C., on July 6, 1961, at the age of 80. He was buried at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Waverly Township, Pennsylvania.[5]
References
- ^ Shapira, Ian (15 October 2011), "A family's hidden history is revealed after sale of their grand Georgetown estate", The Washington Post, archived from the original on 2011-10-16, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Chiefs of Protocol". 2001-2009.state.gov.
- ^ "Ferdinand Lammot Belin - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
- ^ "Ferdinand Lammot "Mott" Belin Sr. (1881-1961) -..." www.findagrave.com.