Background
Caffery, Edward was born on February 14, 1889 in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. Son of Donelson and Bethia Celestine (Richardson) Caffery.
Caffery, Edward was born on February 14, 1889 in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. Son of Donelson and Bethia Celestine (Richardson) Caffery.
Student Princeton, 1908-1910, in Europe, 1910-1912, University of Virginia Law School, 1912-1913.
Appointed vice consul and assigned to Bucharest, Rumania, 1921, consul, 1924. Consul, Habana, Cuba, 1925-1928, in charge consulate-general, January-September 1927. Consul, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1928-1931, Niagara Falls, Canada, from May 1931.
Served as First lieutenant, infantry, United States of America, 1917-1919. Clubs: Chevy Chase, Army and Navy, Rotary.
Married Daphne Winchester Gillis, of New Orleans, Louisiana, April. Children: Susan Winchester, Marie Nanette, Chloe Felicia, Lila Marguerite De Lesseline.