Selden Chapin
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Selden Chapin (19 September 1899 – 26 March 1963) was a career foreign service officer and United States diplomat.
Selden Chapin was born at Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1919 and served in the Navy from 1919 to 1925. He married Mary Paul Noyes, March 30, 1927.
He was appointed a foreign service officer in March 1925. He was the U. S. ambassador to Iran, Netherlands, Peru and Panama. He is interred in Arlington Cemetery.
His son was Frederic L. Chapin, ambassador to Ethiopia and Guatemala. His niece and ward is Hope Cooke, wife of the former king of Sikkim.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Herman B. Baruch |
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands 27 October 1949–30 October 1953 |
Succeeded by H. Freeman Matthews |
| Preceded by John C. Wiley |
United States Ambassador to Panama 2 January 1954–29 May 1955 |
Succeeded by Julian F. Harrington |
| Preceded by Loy W. Henderson |
United States Ambassador to Iran 1955– 1958 |
Succeeded by Edward T. Wailes |
| Preceded by Theodore Achilles |
United States Ambassador to Peru 7 May 1960–7 August 1960 |
Succeeded by James Loeb |
[edit] External links
- Selden Chapin at Arlington Cemetery
- Selden Chapin at Find A Grave
