James Jeremiah Wadsworth

James Jeremiah Wadsworth
4th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office 1960–1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Succeeded by	Adlai Stevenson
Personal details
Born	June 16, 1905(1905-06-16) Groveland, New York[1]
Died	March 13, 1984(1984-03-13) (aged 78) Rochester, New York[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Harty Griggs Tilton

James Jeremiah "Jerry" Wadsworth (June 12, 1905 – March 13, 1984)^[1] was a U.S. diplomat. A member of the prominent Genesee Valley Wadsworths, he was a direct descendant of pioneer William Wadsworth, a founder of Hartford, Connecticut.

His great-grandfather, James S. Wadsworth, was a Union general in the American Civil War, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness of 1864. Both his grandfather, James Wolcott Wadsworth, and his father, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr., represented New York in Congress. His other grandfather was United States Secretary of State John Hay. His sister Evelyn was married to William Stuart Symington; they were the parents of James Wadsworth Symington, his nephew.

Wadsworth graduated from Yale University in 1927,^[1] where he was a member of Skull and Bones.^[2] Wadsworth was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1932 until 1941, when he resigned. He was later appointed by President Eisenhower as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, in which position he served from 1960 to 1961.

Bibliography

• The Price of Peace, Praeger, 1961.
• The Glass House, Praeger, 1966.
• The Silver Spoon: An Autobiography, W. F. Humphrey Press (Geneva, NY), 1980.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "James J(eremiah) Wadsworth." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 27 Apr. 2011.
2. ^ "YALE'S 'TAP DAY' CLOSE AT HAND: Four Senior Societies Will Pick Their New Members on the Campus on Thursday. SIXTY MEN TO BE CHOSEN Honors Usually Go to Juniors Who Have Rendered Special Service to Their Class.". New York Times: pp. 2. 9 May 1926. 

External links

• Reminiscences of James Jeremiah Wadsworth - Oral History - Eisenhower Administrative File - Columbia University
• "New Job for Old Hand" - Time - August 22, 1960
• James Jeremiah Wadsworth at The Political Graveyard

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.	United States Ambassador to the United Nations 1960 – 1961	Succeeded by Adlai Stevenson

Persondata
Name	Wadsworth, James Jeremiah
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 16, 1905
Place of birth	Groveland, New York
Date of death	March 13, 1984
Place of death	Rochester, New York