John Cudahy
John Cudahy | |
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United States Minister to Luxembourg | |
In office January 17, 1940 – July 18, 1940 | |
President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Joseph E. Davies |
Succeeded by | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | December 10, 1887
Died | September 6, 1943 Brown Deer, Wisconsin | (aged 55)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Katherine Reed |
Relations | Edward Cudahy Jr. (cousin) |
Children | 3, including Michael |
Parent | Patrick Cudahy |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of Wisconsin Law School |
John Clarence Cudahy (December 10, 1887 – September 6, 1943) was an American real estate developer and diplomat. In the years leading up to World War II, Cudahy served as United States ambassador to Poland and Belgium, and as United States minister to Luxembourg and the Irish Free State.[1][2]
Early life
Cudahy was born in
Cudahy served during
Back in the
Diplomatic service
Between 1933 and 1940, Cudahy served the United States as minister to several European nations.
From September 6, 1933, until April 23, 1937, Cudahy served as the American ambassador to Poland.[2] His time in Poland was marked by a militarily backed government under Józef Piłsudski and continued tensions between Poland and Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.
From August 23, 1937, Cudahy served as
In January 1940, Cudahy became both the ambassador to
In 1941,
Death and descendants
Cudahy died in September 1943, when he was thrown from a horse on his
in the hope that her generation may see an enduring armistice.
Works
- A. Chronicler (Cudahy, John) (1924). Archangel: The American War with Russia. ASIN B000HCN2XS.
- Cudahy, John (1928). Mañanaland: Adventuring with Camera and Rifle through California in Mexico. ASIN B000JBZYXS.
- Cudahy, John (1930). African Horizons. ASIN B00085ORWO.
- Cudahy, John (November 25, 1940). "Belgium's Léopold: U.S. Ambassador Clears the King of "Treason" Charge". Life. Vol. 9, no. 22. pp. 75–83 – via Google Books.
- Cudahy, John (1940). The Case for the King of the Belgians. ASIN B0096U441Q.
- Cudahy, John (1941). The Armies March: A Personal Report. ASIN B0006D8WOW.
References
- ^ a b "John Cudahy, Diplomat Well Known Here, Dies In Fall From Horse Sunday". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. September 7, 1943. Retrieved April 18, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "John Clarence Cudahy (1887–1943)". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Cudahy, Patrick (1912). "Patrick Cudahy, His Life".
- Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. September 7, 1943. Retrieved April 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Envoy Is Killed In Fall from Horse". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. AP. September 7, 1943. Retrieved April 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0739415955.
- ^ .
- ^ Timothy P. Maga, "Diplomat among Kings: John Cudahy and Leopold III." Wisconsin Magazine of History 67.2 (1983): 82-98 online.
- ^ Cudahy, John (9 June 1941). "Hitler on Americas: Life Correspondent Interviews Führer on War and the Future". Life. pp. 34–36.
- ^ Jagler, Steve (May 13, 2013). "Michael Cudahy receives BizTimes Lifetime Achievement Award". BizTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "Mary Keogh-Stringer". tributes.com. January 19, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
Further reading
- Maga, Timothy P. "Diplomat among Kings: John Cudahy and Leopold III." Wisconsin Magazine of History 67.2 (1983): 82-98 online.
- Spencer, Thomas, “Loyal Democrats John Cudahy, Jim Farley, and the Politics and Diplomacy of the New Deal Era, 1933–1941,” Wisconsin Magazine of History, 94 #1 (Spring 2011), 2–15.