The Honourable Gordon Phelps Merriam | |
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U.S. Ambassador to Iran | |
In office 1936–1937 | |
Preceded by | William H. Hornibrook |
Succeeded by | Cornelius Van Hemert Engert |
Personal details | |
Born | Lexington, Massachusetts | July 29, 1899
Died | February 16, 1999 South Bristol, Maine | (aged 99)
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | Second lieutenant |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Gordon Phelps Merriam (July 29, 1899 – February 16, 1999) was an American soldier and diplomat.
Merriam was born on July 29, 1899, in Lexington, Massachusetts. He would graduate from Noble and Greenough School in 1917. [1]
Merriam went to France in June 1917, serving in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps for five months. Once he returned to the United States he would get commissioned as a second lieutenant in September 1918, following completion of training in machine guns in the Student Army Training Corps at Camp Hancock, Georgia. [1]
Merriam would get commissioned as the Chargé d'affaires to Iran in March 1936, a position he would hold until May 1937. [2] [3] He would also serve as the chief of the Near Eastern Division of the State Department. [4] During his service in the State Department, he would be an advocate for U.S. investments in Middle Eastern energy infrastructure. [5] He would also keep the United States informed on issues regarding the Kurds, their connections to different groups in the region and movement from Iran into Iraq. [6] He would also criticize the Balfour declaration and instead advocate for the Jews and Arabs to determine the fate of the former mandate together. [7]
Merriam died on February 16, 1999, in South Bristol, Maine. [2] [8] He died following a short illness. [4]
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The Honourable Gordon Phelps Merriam | |
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U.S. Ambassador to Iran | |
In office 1936–1937 | |
Preceded by | William H. Hornibrook |
Succeeded by | Cornelius Van Hemert Engert |
Personal details | |
Born | Lexington, Massachusetts | July 29, 1899
Died | February 16, 1999 South Bristol, Maine | (aged 99)
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | Second lieutenant |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Gordon Phelps Merriam (July 29, 1899 – February 16, 1999) was an American soldier and diplomat.
Merriam was born on July 29, 1899, in Lexington, Massachusetts. He would graduate from Noble and Greenough School in 1917. [1]
Merriam went to France in June 1917, serving in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps for five months. Once he returned to the United States he would get commissioned as a second lieutenant in September 1918, following completion of training in machine guns in the Student Army Training Corps at Camp Hancock, Georgia. [1]
Merriam would get commissioned as the Chargé d'affaires to Iran in March 1936, a position he would hold until May 1937. [2] [3] He would also serve as the chief of the Near Eastern Division of the State Department. [4] During his service in the State Department, he would be an advocate for U.S. investments in Middle Eastern energy infrastructure. [5] He would also keep the United States informed on issues regarding the Kurds, their connections to different groups in the region and movement from Iran into Iraq. [6] He would also criticize the Balfour declaration and instead advocate for the Jews and Arabs to determine the fate of the former mandate together. [7]
Merriam died on February 16, 1999, in South Bristol, Maine. [2] [8] He died following a short illness. [4]
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