Frederick A. Sterling
Frederick A. Sterling | |
|---|---|
| United States Envoy to the Irish Free State | |
| In office July 27, 1927 – March 7, 1934 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | W. W. McDowell |
| United States Envoy to Bulgaria | |
| In office April 3, 1934 – June 30, 1936 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Henry W. Shoemaker |
| Succeeded by | Ray Atherton |
| United States Envoy to Sweden | |
| In office September 26, 1938 – July 14, 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Fred Morris Dearing |
| Succeeded by | Michelangelo Rodriguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1876 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 1957 (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse | Dorothy Williams (d. 1950) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Frederick Augustine Sterling (August 13, 1876 – April 21, 1957) was a United States diplomat. In 1927, he was the first person appointed US minister to the Irish Free State,[1] a role he served in until 1934.[2] He later served as US minister to Bulgaria and Sweden.[3]
Biography
Sterling was born in St. Louis[4] and was an 1898 graduate of Harvard University.[5] After working on a ranch in Texas and manufacturing woolen goods, he became a career Foreign Service Officer in 1911.[3][4][5] Assignments included work in Peru, China, Russia, and England.[5][6][7]
In 1927, Sterling was the first person appointed US minister to the Irish Free State.[2] After confirmation by the Senate,[7] and presentation of his credentials to Irish leaders W. T. Cosgrave and Timothy Healy in July,[8][9] he held the formal title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.[3]
Sterling's post in Ireland ended in 1934, when he became US minister to Bulgaria, a position he remained in until 1936.[3] In 1937, he was appointed to minister roles for both Latvia and Estonia, however he "did not proceed to post."[3] In 1938, he became US minister to Sweden, and he remained in that role until 1941.[3]
Sterling owned a summer house in Newport, Rhode Island; he was married, with two sons and one daughter.[5] He died in Washington, D.C., in 1957,[5] and is buried in Falls Church, Virginia.
References
- ^ "FIRST U. S. MINISTER TO IRISH FREE STATE". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. INS. February 4, 1927. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Chiefs of Mission for Ireland". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876–1957)". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "FREDERICK STERLING NAMED U. S. MINISTER TO SWEDEN". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AP. June 13, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Frederick A. Sterling, Diplomat, Former Summer Resident Here, Dies". The Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. April 22, 1957. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alumni Notes". Harvard Alumni Bulletin. Vol. 18. 1915. p. 339 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "STERLING CONFIRMED AS MINISTER TO FREE STATE". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. February 20, 1927. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "ENVOY TO ERIN TAKES HIS POST". Detroit Free Press. AP. July 28, 1927. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "STERLING AT IRISH COURT". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. July 28, 1927. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via newspapers.com.