Olney Arnold (September 8, 1861 - March 5, 1916) was the United States Ambassador to Egypt from 1913 to 1916. [1] In 1908 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. [2]
He was born on September 8, 1861, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Egypt on September 2, 1913, and presented his credentials on March 23, 1914. [3] He left the position on January 8, 1916.
He left Egypt aboard the SS Patria when it was attacked by a German submarine on March 1, 1916, off the coast of Tunis. [4]
He died on March 5, 1916, in Lisbon, Portugal. [1] He was buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Olney Arnold (September 8, 1861 - March 5, 1916) was the United States Ambassador to Egypt from 1913 to 1916. [1] In 1908 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. [2]
He was born on September 8, 1861, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Egypt on September 2, 1913, and presented his credentials on March 23, 1914. [3] He left the position on January 8, 1916.
He left Egypt aboard the SS Patria when it was attacked by a German submarine on March 1, 1916, off the coast of Tunis. [4]
He died on March 5, 1916, in Lisbon, Portugal. [1] He was buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Olney Arnold at Wikimedia Commons