Background
THOMAS, Edward B. was born on July 29, 1891 in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Son of William I. and Harriet (Park) Thomas.
THOMAS, Edward B. was born on July 29, 1891 in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Son of William I. and Harriet (Park) Thomas.
University of Chicago, Graduate. Work, Bachelor of Philosophy. University of Munich, Geneva, 1 yr.
Appointed American Vice-Consul, Moscow, 1918. On detail as Vice-Consul various cities in Siberia, 1918-1920, stationed at Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Chita. Vice-Consul, Harbin, China, 1920-1923.
On special detail at Chita, 1921-1923 at time of Washington Conference. Consul Kobe, Japan, 1924-1927, Nagoya, Japan, 1927-1928, Mukden, China,, Harbin, China, since 1929.
Clubs: Harbin, Harbin Golf, Kobe, Kobe Golf, Mukden, Mukden Golf.