| Bainbridge Colby | |
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| In office March 23, 1920 – March 4, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Lansing |
| Succeeded by | Charles Evans Hughes |
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| Born | December 22, 1869 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1950 (aged 80) Bemus Point, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Ahlstrand Ely Colby |
| Alma mater | Williams College Columbia Law School New York Law School[1] |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Bainbridge Colby (December 22, 1869 – April 11, 1950) was an American lawyer, a founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State.
Life
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Colby graduated from Williams College (where he was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa)[2], then attended Columbia Law School, and New York Law School (1892). He was admitted to the New York bar. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1901 to 1902. In 1914, he ran on the Progressive ticket for U.S. Senator from New York, but was defeated by Republican James W. Wadsworth, Jr. In 1916, he ran again, this time on the Progressive and Independence League tickets, but was defeated by Republican William M. Calder.
Colby was a special assistant to the United States Attorney General in an anti-trust action in 1917, and represented the U.S. at the Inter-Allied Conference at Paris the same year. Wilson appointed him Secretary of State from March 23, 1920 and served until March 4, 1921. He supported the President's policies firmly (his predecessor Robert Lansing had not) while the President suffered from severe side effects of a series of strokes. He supported the League of Nations and established a precedent for not recognizing newly Communist Russia which remained in place until 1933. He was a partner in Wilson's law firm from 1921 until 1923 and continued with the law for the remainder of his career.
Prior to his death in 1950, Colby was the last surviving member of the Wilson Cabinet.
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References
- ^ [1] The Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia
- ^ Politician members in Missouri, ‘’PoliticalGraveyard.com’’, accessed Oct 9, 2009
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| Preceded by Frank Polk |
United States Secretary of State Served under: Woodrow Wilson 1920 – 1921 |
Succeeded by Charles Evans Hughes |
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