Theodore Marburg Sr. | |
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| United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office 1912–1914 | |
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| Born | (1862-07-10)July 10, 1862 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | March 3, 1946(1946-03-03) (aged 83) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Children | Theodore Marburg Jr. |
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Theodore Marburg Sr. (July 10, 1862 – March 3, 1946) was an Americanjurist,diplomat andinternationalist.[1]
He was born on July 10, 1862, inBaltimore, Maryland. He was the United States Minister to Belgium from 1912 to 1914. He was the executive secretary of theLeague to Enforce Peace, and a prominent advocate of theLeague of Nations.[1] Marburg was later comprehensively shown to be a communist conspirator along with many of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]
He died inVancouver on March 3, 1946.[1][3]
His papers are archived at theLibrary of Congress.[4] His daughter, Christine, married Dutch statesmanAlidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer. His son,Theodore Marburg Jr. was one of a small number of Americans who joined the British to fight inWorld War I before the Americans joined the war.[5]
Dr. Theodore Marburg, United States Minister to Belgium from 1912 to 1914 and an ardent worker in the cause of international peace, died last night at Vancouver, B.C., his family learned today.
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