Hugh R. Wilson
Hugh R. Wilson | |
|---|---|
Wilson in 1927 | |
| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office March 3, 1938 – November 16, 1938 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William E. Dodd |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Comstock Kirk (Acting) |
| United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
| In office August 23, 1937 – January 17, 1938 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | George S. Messersmith |
| Succeeded by | Adolf A. Berle |
| United States Minister to Switzerland | |
| In office June 11, 1927 – July 8, 1937 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Hugh S. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Leland B. Harrison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Robert Wilson January 29, 1885 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 1946 (aged 61) Bennington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Katherine Boyle (m. 1914) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Yale University École Libre des Sciences Politiques |
Hugh Robert Wilson (January 29, 1885 – December 29, 1946) was a member of the United States Foreign Service who headed the United States mission to Switzerland for ten years beginning in 1927. He became Assistant Secretary of State in 1937 and served for several months in 1938 as Ambassador to Germany.