Montgomery Schuyler Jr.

Montgomery Schuyler Jr. (September 2, 1877 – November 1, 1955) was an American diplomat and banker who served as United States Envoy to Ecuador and El Salvador.[1][2]

Montgomery Schuyler Jr.
U.S. Minister to El Salvador
In office July 12, 1921 – April 22, 1925
President	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Peter Augustus Jay
Succeeded by	Jefferson Caffery
U.S. Minister to Ecuador
In office May 24, 1913 – September 29, 1913
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Evan E. Young
Succeeded by	Charles S. Hartman
Personal details
Born	(1877-09-02)September 2, 1877 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	November 1, 1955(1955-11-01) (aged 78) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Edith Lawver ​ ( m. 1906; his death 1955)
Relations	Robert Livingston Schuyler (brother)
Parents	Montgomery Schuyler Katherine Beeckman Livingston
Education	Trinity School
Alma mater	Columbia University

Early life

Schuyler was born on September 2, 1877 in Stamford, Connecticut. He was the son of Montgomery Schuyler (1842–1914) and Katherine Beeckman (née Livingston) Schuyler (1842–1914). His younger brother was Robert Livingston Schuyler (1883–1966),[3] who served as President of the American Historical Association.[4]

His paternal grandparents were Eleanor (née Johnson) Schuyler (1818–1849) and the Rev. Dr. Anthony Schuyler (1816–1900), one time rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church Grace Church in Orange, New Jersey.[5] The Schuylers were one of the oldest families in New York, descendants of Philip Pieterse Schuyler, who settled in Beverwyck (now Albany, New York) in 1650, through his son Arent Schuyler (1662–1730) and his son Casparus Schuyler (1695–1754).[6] Through his maternal side, he was a direct descendant of Robert Livingston the Elder, the first Lord of Livingston Manor.[7]

Schuyler attended Trinity School in New York's Upper West Side. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University in 1899 and 1900.[1]

Career

In 1902, he began his diplomatic career when was appointed Second Secretary[8] to the U.S. legation in St. Petersburg, Russia by President Theodore Roosevelt.[9][10] Two years later, he was assigned as the secretary to the U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, Thailand.[11] In 1906, he was transferred as chargé d'affaires to Romania and Serbia.[1]

In 1907, Schuyler was again assigned to St. Petersburg as first secretary and chargé d'affaires, staying in this role until 1909 when he became the first secretary of the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. His time in Tokyo was followed by another first secretary position in the American Embassy of Mexico.[1]

In 1913, Schuyler was promoted to Minister when he was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ecuador, serving from May 24, 1913 and until September 29, 1913. He again served in Russia from 1914 to 1915 until the outbreak of World War I.[1]

World War I

During World War I, Schuyler was a captain in the Ordnance Department and was in the Intelligence Division of the General Staff. In 1918, he became chief intelligence officer of the American Expeditionary Force at Omsk in Siberia, Russia, following the Bolshevik Revolution.[12] He was honorably discharged in 1919 with the rank of Major.[1][13]

Following the conclusion of World War I, he reentered the diplomatic service and from July 12, 1921 until April 22, 1925, served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to El Salvador under President Warren G. Harding.[14]

Later career

Following his retirement from the diplomatic service, he became a partner with Schuyler, Earl & Co. stockbrokers. He also served as president and chairman of the executive committee of the National Bank of Yorkville, vice president of the Century Bank, president of Roosevelt & Schuyler, Ltd.,[15] and a director of several banks including the Manufacturers Trust Company.[1]

Schuyler also served as a president of the Order of Colonial Lords of Manors.[1][16]

Personal life

On August 22, 1906,[17] Schuyler was married to Edith Lawver (1877–1964).[18] She was the daughter of Dr. W. P. Lawver and the niece of Charles Schneider of Washington, D.C.[19] Together, they lived at 622 West 137 Street in New York City.[20]

Schuyler died on November 1, 1955.[1] He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

References

1. "M. SCHUYLER; 78, AN EX-DIPLOMAT Former State Department Aide Dies -- Banker Was Russian Affairs Expert". The New York Times. 2 November 1955. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. "Montgomery Schuyler Jr. (1877–1955) - People - Department History". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "ENGAGEMENTS.; Mrs. Brooks to Marry R.L. Schuyler in the Early Autumn". The New York Times. 14 August 1907. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. "ROBERT SCHUYLER, LONG AT COLUMBIA; Ex-History Professor Dies --Authority on Britain Colleagues His Students View of Inevitable 'Laws'". The New York Times. 16 August 1966. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
5. "DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; Anthony Schuyler". The New York Times. 23 November 1900. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
6. Cutter, William Richard (1913). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation ... Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 283. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
7. Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1901). The Livingstons of Livingston manor; being the history of that branch of the Scottish house of Callendar which settled in the English province of New York during the reign of Charles the Second; and also including an account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The nephew," a settler in the same province and his principal descendants. New York: The Knickerbocker Press. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
8. "NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.; Mr. Ware's Name Goes to the Senate for Pension Commissioner – Montgomery Schuyler Jr. Named". The New York Times. 10 May 1902. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
9. "TR Center - Letter from Montgomery Schuyler to Theodore Roosevelt". www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org. Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson University. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
10. Treman, Ebenezer Mack (1901). The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America: With the Related Families of Mack, Dey, Board and Ayers; Being a History of Joseph Truman of New London, Conn. (1666); John Mack of Lyme, Conn. (1680); Richard Dey of New York City (1641); Cornelius Board of Boardville, N.J. (1730); John Ayer of Newbury, Mass. (1635); and Their Descendants. Press of the Ithaca Democrat. p. 1910. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
11. Schuyler, Montgomery (1906). A Bibliography of the Sanskrit Drama: With an Introductory Sketch of the Dramatic Literature of India. Asian Educational Services. p. 10. ISBN 9788120600737. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
12. Schuyler, Montgomery (18 July 1916). "HIGH TARIFF WALL LIKELY IN RUSSIA; Former Premier Kokovtsev Warns Against Exorbitant Charges by Americans. CRITICISES OUR METHODS Advises Us to Start Industries and Build Factories There as the Harvester Company Did". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
13. Schuyler, Montgomery (23 March 1916). "Russians Are Gratified By Rumania's Attitude". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
14. Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Schuyler". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
15. "EVENTS OF INTEREST IN SHIPPING WORLD; Captain of the Harding Will Command Airplane Carrier on Trial Starting Tuesday". The New York Times. 29 April 1934. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
16. "DINNER PARTY HELD BY COLONIAL GROUP; Second Annual Entertainment of the Order of Lords of Manors Is Given". The New York Times. 22 April 1936. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
17. "SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Lawver - Schuyler Nuptials the Social Event of Summer". The Washington Post. August 22, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
18. "DEATHS. SCHUYLER—Edith Lawver". The New York Times. 3 September 1964. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
19. "SCHUYLER-LAWVER WEDDING.; Consul General to Roumania Marries Daughter of Washington Physician". The New York Times. 23 August 1906. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
20. Social Register, New York. Social Register Association. 1916. p. 591. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

External links

• Montgomery Schuyler Jr. at Find a Grave

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Evan E. Young	United States Envoy to Ecuador May 24, 1913 – September 29, 1913	Succeeded by Charles S. Hartman
Preceded by Peter Augustus Jay	U.S. Minister to El Salvador July 12, 1921 – April 22, 1925	Succeeded by Jefferson Caffery