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American Geographic Society Politicians

Very incomplete list!   Joseph William Ballantine (b. 1888) — also known as Joseph W. Ballantine — of Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass. Born, of American parents, in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, July 30, 1888. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul in Kobe, 1911-12; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Yokohama, 1912; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Taihoku, 1912-14; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Yokohama, 1914; U.S. Consul in Dairen, 1921-23; Tokyo, 1923-29; U.S. Consul General in Canton, 1930-32. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; American Geographic Society. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Osborn Ballantine and Josephine Louise (Perkins) Ballantine; married, October 30, 1917, to Emilia Ashburner Christy. George Ellsworth Chamberlin (1872-1952) — also known as George E. Chamberlin — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y.; Lynchburg, Va. Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., February 17, 1872. Traveling salesman; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Singapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul in Swatow, 1910; Queenstown, 1910-14; Georgetown, 1914-19; Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General in Glasgow, as of 1927-30; Halifax, as of 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Geographic Society. Died in Lynchburg, Va., December 7, 1952 (age 80 years, 294 days). Interment at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Palmer, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Edward Chandler Chamberlin and Maria Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin; married, September 7, 1911, to Grace Anna Stone.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: U.S. passport application (1922)   Robert E. Dowling (1866-1943) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Calaveras County, Calif., October 21, 1866. Democrat. Real estate broker; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; chairman, New York State Workmen's Compensation Commission. Member, American Geographic Society. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 16, 1943 (age 76 years, 146 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Married 1894 to Minnetta A. Link.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Christopher Eberhardt (1871-1965) — also known as Charles C. Eberhardt — of Salina, Saline County, Kan. Born in Salina, Saline County, Kan., July 27, 1871. Republican. Lumber business; insurance agent; oil business; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Mexico City, 1904-06; U.S. Consul in Iquitos, 1906-08; Barranquilla, 1908-10; U.S. Consul General in , 1910-24; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1925-29; Costa Rica, 1930-33. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Geographic Society. Died February 22, 1965 (age 93 years, 210 days). Interment at Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.   Relatives: Son of Christopher Eberhardt and Anna Catharine (Lampert) Eberhardt.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Cushing Wait (1860-1935) — also known as William C. Wait — of Medford, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., December 18, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1902-23; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1923-34. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Geographic Society; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Medford, Middlesex County, Mass., January 28, 1935 (age 74 years, 41 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Elijah Smith Wait and Eliza Ann (Hadley) Wait; married, January 1, 1889, to Edith Foote Wright.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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