Lithgow Osborne
Lithgow Osborne | |
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Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ulrick Bay |
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| Born | 1892 Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 1980 |
| Spouse | Countess Lillie Raben-Levetzau |
| Children | 3 sons |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Lithgow Osborne (1892 - 1980) was an American
Career
When Lithgow Osborne was in the middle of his senior year at
Osborne was transferred to the American Legation in
After the first World War Osborne returned to
In 1922 he became the vice-president and editorial writer of the Auburn Citizen-Advertiser. In 1932 Osborne was back in government when Governor Herbert H. Lehman appointed him Commissioner of Conservation. After another ten years he departed Albany for Washington and a desk in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).[2]
Ambassador
On September 21, 1944, President
For several years after his return from Oslo, Lithgow Osborne was chairman of the board of trustees for the American Scandinavian Foundation.
In 1954 he helped draft the original Declaration of Atlantic Unity, which was both a statement of purpose and an agency designed to bolster the
References
- ^ a b Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) – U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian.
- ^ a b c Notable people: Lithgow Osborne Fort Hill Cemetery (The Osborne Family Inventory, a summary)
- ^ Lithgow Osborne Embassy of the United States, Oslo (Archive)
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