James Russell Wiggins

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James Wiggins
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
October 7, 1968 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byGeorge Ball
Succeeded byCharles Yost
Personal details
Born(1903-12-04)December 4, 1903
Luverne, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 2000(2000-11-19) (aged 96)
Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

James Russell Wiggins (December 4, 1903 – November 19, 2000) was an American managing editor of

United States Ambassador to the United Nations
.

In Minnesota

Wiggins' first job in journalism was as reporter for the

St. Paul to become an editorial writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press
and later served as Washington correspondent before becoming managing editor in 1938.

Washington Post years

During

Philip Graham
who would later become publisher of The Washington Post.

Graham made Wiggins managing editor of The Post in 1947 and promoted him to executive editor in 1955. During 1960 to 1968, he worked as editor and executive vice president.[1]

One of his first acts as editor was to end racial identification in news articles. In 1954 Wiggins Received the

American Society of Newspaper Editors
in 1959-60. Wiggins took over the Post's editorial page in 1961.

U.N. ambassador

President

Lyndon Johnson presidency. In 1969 Wiggins received an LL.D. from Bates College
.

Later years

After his tenure as ambassador, Wiggins moved to Brooklin, Maine where he became editor and publisher of The Ellsworth American of Ellsworth, Maine. He received the Eugene Cervi Award from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors in 1987.

Wiggins was married to his high school sweetheart, Mabel Preston, and their marriage lasted 67 years until her death in 1990.

References

  1. ^ Smith, J. Y. (November 20, 2000). "Post Editor J. Russell Wiggins Dies at 96; Longtime Journalist Headed News, Editorial Departments, Was U.N. Ambassador". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to the United Nations

1968–1969
Succeeded by