Ulysses Grant-Smith

Ulysses S. Grant-Smith (November 18, 1870 – August 27, 1959)[1] was an American career diplomat who served as Minister to Albania and Minister to Uruguay during the interwar period.

Ulysses S. Grant-Smith
United States Minister to Uruguay
In office July 13, 1925 – January 11, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Herman Hoffman Philip
Succeeded by	Leland B. Harrison
1st United States Minister to Albania
In office December 4, 1922 – February 8, 1925
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Diplomatic relations established
Succeeded by	Charles C. Hart
Personal details
Born	(1870-11-18)November 18, 1870 Washington, Pennsylvania
Died	August 27, 1959(1959-08-27) (aged 88) Washington, Pennsylvania
Education	Washington & Jefferson College

Biography

He was originally from Washington County, Pennsylvania.[2] A career foreign service officer, he began serving as a diplomat in 1903,[3] and arrived in Copenhagen on 18 July 1917, to take up the position of Counselor at the US Legation there. Less than five months later, upon Minister Maurice Egan's departure on 16 December, he became Chargé d'Affaires and the ranking US representative in Denmark. He remained Chargé for over a year, until the arrival of the new US Minister, Norman Hapgood, on April 16, 1919. On September 18, 1919 Grant-Smith left Copenhagen, and was declared eligible for a new diplomatic assignment. On December 4, 1919 he was appointed US Commissioner to Hungary[4], signing the U.S.-Hungarian Peace Treaty in 1921. In 1922, he became the first U.S. Minister to Albania. Grant-Smith was appointed to the post in September 1922 by President Warren G. Harding, and arrived in Tirana in December of the same year. He served through February 8, 1925, and was then made Minister to Uruguay from 1925 to 1929.[5][6]

Ulysses Grant-Smith died on August 27, 1959, at the home of his niece, in Washington, Pennsylvania.[7]

References

1. Ulysses Grant-Smith at Find a Grave
2. "Grant-Smith". The Political Graceyard. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
3. "NOW IN ALBANIA: Grant-Smith Has Served in Diplomatic Corps Since 1903". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 19, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved July 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Foreign Service Register and biographical index, United States Department of State
5. "PRESIDENT FILLS NUMEROUS POSTS; Jay Is Named Envoy to Argentina, Grant-Smith to Uruguay, Kreeck to Paraguay. ALL PROMPTLY CONFIRMED Senate Also Agrees to Several New Federal Circuit and District Judges". The New York Times. March 19, 1925. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
6. "Ulysses Grant-Smith (1870–1959)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
7. "Grant-Smith, Ex-Diplomat, Dies at 89". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 28, 1959. p. 7. Retrieved July 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

Diplomatic posts
First	United States Minister to Albania 1922–1925	Succeeded by Charles C. Hart
Preceded by Hoffman Philip	United States Minister to Uruguay 1925–1929	Succeeded by Leland Harrison