Background
Cole, Douglas Seaman was born on July 28, 1893 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Franklin and Ella Anne (Manhard) Cole.
Cole, Douglas Seaman was born on July 28, 1893 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Franklin and Ella Anne (Manhard) Cole.
Student Collegiate School, Ottawa, 1907-1911. Bachelor of Science, McGill University (honorary graduate with 2 scholarships), 1915.
1 son, Douglas Storey. Assistant trade commissioner, department trade and commerce Canadian Foreign Trade Service, 1921-1922, acting trade commissioner to Scotland, 1922, trade commissioner to West of England, Midlands and Wales, 1922-1934, trade commissioner to New York, 1934, senior trade commissioner to the United States, 1943-1944, director-general for Canada, New York World’s Fair, 1939-1940, director commercial relations division Department Trade and Commerce, 1944-1945. Commercial counsellor to Canadian Embassy, Mexico City, 1945-1950, charge d’affaires, 1948-1950.
Canadian consul general to Chicago, 1950-1954.
Canadian ambassador to Mexico, since 1954.
Member Newcomen Society. Clubs: University, British Reforma, British, American, Chapultepec Golf, Country, Mexico City.
Married Mary Elizabeth Storey, September 15, 1921.