| 词条 | Thomas Sammons (consul) |
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|honorific-prefix = | name= Thomas Sammons |honorific-suffix = | original_name = | image=Thomas Sammons, United States Consul General, Shanghai.png | imagesize =150px | office = Consul General of the United States, Melbourne | term_start =1920 | term_end =1924 | predecessor = | successor = | office2 = Consul General of the United States, Shanghai | term_start2=1914 | term_end2=1919 | predecessor2=Amos P. Wilder | successor2=Edwin Cunningham | birth_date={{Birth date|df=yes|1863|2|7}} | birth_place=New York, United States of America | death_date={{Death date and age|df=yes|1935|10|15|1863|2|7}} | death_place=Chicago }} Thomas N. Sammons (February 7, 1863 – October 15, 1935) was an American diplomat who served for many years in Korea, Japan and China before retiring as United States Consul General to Australia. Early lifeSammons was born February 7, 1863, in Sammonsville, New York, the son of John and Margaret Finn Sammons.[1] He attend the common schools in Albany, New York and then university at New York Law School and George Washington University, Washington DC.[2] Following graduation he first worked as a telegraph operator and then became a reporter and editor. From 1898 to 1905 he worked as a private secretary to a United States Senator.[3] Diplomatic careerIn 1905, Sammons was appointed United States Consul-General in Manchuria, China, being first assigned to Newchwang (now Yingkou) and then Mukden (now Shenyang) and Antung (now Dandong). He was involved with the negotiations relating to the opening of the ports under the [https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1903/ch18 Treaty between the United States and China for the extension of the commercial relations between them] signed in 1903 as a follow up to the Boxer Protocol. From 1907 to 1909 he was US consul-general to Korea and between 1909 and 1913 he was US Consul-General in Yokohama, Japan. Sammons was appointed United States Consul General in Shanghai, serving from 1914 to 1919 when he was transferred to be US consul-general in Melbourne, the then capital of Australia.[4] In 1921, he was slated to become United States Minister to China, but the appointment did not proceed.[5] He retired in 1925 due to ill health.[6] FamilySammons married Elizabeth Wheeler on 30 October 1889. They had a son, Wheeler.[7] Wheeler became publisher of Systems Magazine and Who's Who in America.[8] DeathSammons died at his home in Chicago on October 15, 1935.[9] He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Canajoharie, New York.[10] References1. ^Who's Who in Australia, Vol 9, 1922 {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sammons, Thomas}}2. ^Who's Who in Australia, Vol 9, 1922 3. ^"League of Nations, American's view, Arrival of new Consul General, the Daily Mail, Brisbane, December 8, 1919 4. ^"League of Nations, American's view, Arrival of new Consul General, the Daily Mail, Brisbane, December 8, 1919 5. ^"Back candidates for envoys: Washington State delegation for Piles and Sammons", New York Times, March 11, 1921. 6. ^American Foreign Service Journal, Feb 1936, p90 7. ^"Former Consul General, 72, Dies in Chicago", New York Times, October 18, 1935 8. ^New Yorker January 16, 1954, p18 9. ^American Foreign Service Journal, Feb 1936, p90 10. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135111066/thomas-n-sammons Findagrave memorial for Sammons] 4 : 1863 births|1935 deaths|People from Chicago|American diplomats |
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