| 词条 | Edwin Cunningham (diplomat) |
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|name = Edwin Sheddan Cunningham |image = Edwin Cunningham, US Consul General in Shanghai (1920-1935).png |image_size = 150px |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|1868|7|6}} |birth_place = Tennessee |death_date = {{death date and age|1953|1|20|1868|7|6}} |death_place = Tennessee |nationality = United States |spouse = Elisabeth Rhoda Israel |fields = |workplaces = |alma_mater = Maryville College, University of Michigan |doctoral_advisor = |academic_advisors = |doctoral_students = |notable_students = |known_for = |influences = |influenced = |awards = |religion = |signature = |footnotes = }} Edwin Sheddan Cunningham (July 6, 1868 – January 20, 1953) was an American diplomat who served for many years in China, retiring as United States Consul General in Shanghai. Early lifeCunningham was born July 6, 1868, in Maryville, Sevier County, Tennessee, the son of Major Ben and Jane Ann (Sheddan) Cunningham.[1] He graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee, and received an LL.B. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.[2] Following graduation he worked in a law publishing house in Rochester, New York and then practiced law in Maryville from 1896 to 1898.[3] CareerIn 1898, Cunningham was appointed consul to Aden, Arabia, and transferred to Bergen, Norway, in 1903. In 1906, Cunningham became consul to Durban, South Africa, and from 1910-1912, he served as consul to Bombay, India. Cunningham also served as United States consul-general to Singapore from 1912 to 1914.[4] He served as consul general to Hankow, China, from 1914-1919 was then appointed consul-general in Shanghai, serving from 1920 to 1935. He was Chairman of the Court of Consuls between 1924 and 1925. From June 1926 he served as the dean of the consular corps.[5] In 1930, he was admitted to the bar of the United States Court for China on 25 August 1930 by Judge Milton D. Purdy.[6] He retired at the end of 1935 at the age of 67 having gone past the normal retirement age of 65 at the special request of the United States Secretary of State, Cordell Hull.[7] HonoursIn 1932, Maryville College awarded him an honorary LLD and the University of Michigan conferred an honorary Master of Arts in 1938.[8] MarriageCunningham married Elizabeth Rhoda Israel (who went by the name Rhoda) on November 14, 1911 in London, England.[9] Rhoda died in 1934 in Hangzhou, China and a funeral service was conducted in Shanghai on April 7, 1934 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai.[10] She was cremated and interred in Bubbling Well Cemetery in Shanghai. She was subsequently buried in Grandview Cemetery in, Maryville, Tennessee in 1947.[11] DeathCunningham died at his home in Maryville, Tennessee on 20 January 1953 and was buried in the same plot as his wife, Rhoda.[12] References1. ^Cunningham's profile in Men of Shanghai p. 99 & "E.S. Cunningham, Ex-Consul, 84, Dies, New York Times, 23 Jan 1953, p20 {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Edwin Sheddan}}2. ^University of Michigan, Student profile 3. ^"American Consul is Admitted in Impressive Ceremony", The China Press, August 26, 1930 4. ^University of Michigan, Student profile 5. ^Cunningham's profile in Men of Shanghai p. 99 6. ^American Consul General is admitted member of bar in impressive ceremony", The China Press, August 26, 1930 7. ^"E.S. Cunningham, Ex-Consul, 84, Dies, New York Times, 23 Jan 1953, p20 8. ^"E.S. Cunningham, Ex-Consul, 84, Dies", New York Times, Jan 23, 1953, p20 9. ^Cunningham's profile in Men of Shanghai p. 99 10. ^The China Press, Sunday April 1934 11. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38162290/elizabeth-rhoda-cunningham Gravestone for Mr and Mrs Cunningham in the cemetery.] 12. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38162290/elizabeth-rhoda-cunningham Gravestone for Mr and Mrs Cunningham in the cemetery.] 6 : 1868 births|1953 deaths|People from Sevier County, Tennessee|Maryville College alumni|University of Michigan alumni|American diplomats |
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