Frank P. Lockhart | |
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| Consul General of the United States, Shanghai | |
| In office 1940–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence E. Gauss |
| Succeeded by | Monnett B. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1881 Pittsburg, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 1949 (aged 68) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Grayson College |
Frank Pruitt Lockhart (April 8, 1881 – August 25, 1949) was an Americandiplomat who served for many years inChina.
Lockhart was born April 8, 1881, inPittsburg, Texas.
He attendedGrayson College. Following graduation he first worked as a newspaper editor in Texas.[1] After two years, he moved toWashington, D.C., where he worked as a private secretary toMorris Sheppard, then serving as a member of theUnited States Senate.[2]
In 1914, Lockhart joined theUnited States Department of State as assistant chief of theDivision of Far Eastern Affairs, eventually rising to chief of the division. He was involved in theWashington Naval Conference on arms control. In 1925, he was appointed U.S. Consul-General inHankou. and between 1931 and 1933, was U.S. Consul-General inTianjin. In 1933, he was transferred to the U.S. Embassy inPeiping asCounsellor. Lockhart was appointed Consul-General inShanghai, in 1939 serving until December 7, 1941, when theConsulate was occupied at the beginning of thePacific War. He was interned until he was repatriated in mid-1942 on theMSGripsholm.[3]
In October 1942, he became chief of the Office of Philippine Affairs and promoted to the chief of the Division of Philippine Affairs in Jan 1944 until his retirement in 1946.[4] He subsequently joined theAmerican Foreign Service Association, serving as a director and business manager of theForeign Service Journal.[5]
Lockhart married Ruby Hess in 1904.[6] They had a son, Frank Pruitt Lochhart Jr.[7] and a daughter, Maurine.[8]
Lockhart died on August 25, 1949, at theGeorge Washington University Hospital inWashington, D.C.[9] He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery inPittsburg, Texas[10]