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Hampson Gary

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Hampson Gary
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
July 11, 1934 – January 1, 1935
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byposition established
U.S. Consul General to Egypt
In office
February 7, 1918 – December 7, 1919
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byOlney Arnold
Succeeded byCarroll Sprigg
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
January 8, 1901 – January 13, 1903
Preceded byJames M. Dorroh
Succeeded byGeorge B. Griggs
Personal details
Born(1873-04-23)April 23, 1873
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
DiedApril 18, 1952(1952-04-18) (aged 78)
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Virginia

Hampson Boren Gary (April 23, 1873 in Tyler, Texas – April 18, 1952 in Palm Beach, Florida) was a Colonel, United States Army and American diplomat.[1]

Biography

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Gary was born to parents Franklin Newman and Martha Isabella (Boren) Gary. In 1886, after their deaths, he was placed under the legal guardianship of Dr. F. M. Hicks. After attending Bingham School in North Carolina and the University of Virginia in 1894, he practiced law in Tyler.[1]

On June 24, 1896, Gary was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Fifth Infantry and was captain of Company K, Fourth Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War. When the war ended, he served with the Texas National Guard as colonel of the Third Texas Infantry Regiment.[1]

Gary was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, January 8, 1901 – January 13, 1903, and the board of regents of the University of Texas, 1909–10.[1]

Beginning in 1914, he served in various positions within the State Department. In 1919, Gary went to Paris to work with the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, and on April 1, 1920, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Switzerland which was a joint appointment to Liechtenstein[2] by President Wilson. Gary attended the First Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva as an observer for the United States.[1] Gary served as Agent/Consul General to Egypt from 1918–1919.[3]

Gary was also a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission from July 11, 1934 - January 1, 1935.[4]

He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Hampson Boren Gary". Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Ambassadors in Switzerland". U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hampson Gary (1873–1952)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Past FCC Commissioners". June 5, 2013.