Background
GAUSS, Clarence Edward was born on January 12, 1887 in Washington. District of Columbia. Son of Herman and Emelie J. (Eisenman) Gauss.
GAUSS, Clarence Edward was born on January 12, 1887 in Washington. District of Columbia. Son of Herman and Emelie J. (Eisenman) Gauss.
Edward high schools, Washington and under private tutors.
1 son, Charles Barker. Stenographer and Invalid Pensions Committee, National House of Representatives, Washington, District of Columbia, 1903-1906. Entered Department of State, August 2, 1906.
Deputy consul general at Shanghai, China, 1907-1909. Returned to Department of State at Washington, District of Columbia, v. and deputy consul general at Shanghai, 1912-1915, in charge, 1915-1916. In charge Consulate General, Tientsin, July-September 1916.
Consul at Amoy, 1916-1920. at Tsinan, Shantung, China, June 16, 1920-April 1923. Consul general at Mukden, Manchuria, August 1923-March 1924, at Tientsin, China, 1924-1926, Shanghai. 1926-1927; Tientsin, 1927-1931.
Assigned to Department of State, 1931. Counselor of legation at Peiping, China, 1933-1935. Counselor of embassy and consul general at Paris, 1935.
Consul general at Shanghai, 1935-1940. Minister to Australia, 1940-1941. Ambassador to China, February 1941-December 1944.
Retired from Foreign Service as of June 1, 1945. Member board directors Export-Import Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, December since 1945. Home: Wardman Park Hotel.
Office: Export-Import Bank, Washington 25, Distric.
Clubs: Shanghai, Tientsin, Tientsin Race, Tientsin Country, American University. Tientsin Rotary (Honorary).
Spouse R. Louise Barker, February 3, 1917, Yokohama, Japan.