Background
SUMMERLIN, George Thomas was born on November 11, 1872 in Rayville, Louisiana, United States. Son of John S. and Mary (Davis) Summerlin.
SUMMERLIN, George Thomas was born on November 11, 1872 in Rayville, Louisiana, United States. Son of John S. and Mary (Davis) Summerlin.
Louisiana. State University. A. and M. College; United States Military Academy Served in Porto Rico, 1898, later in Philippines. Resigned from Army as Captain of Cavalry, Appointed Clerk.
Department of State, 1909. Second Secretary Embassy at Tokyo, Japan, 1910. Second Secretary Legation, Peking, 1911-1914.
Secretary Legation, Santiago, Chile, 1914-1915. Secretary Embassy, Class 1, 1915.
Assigned to Mexico, 1917. Appointed Counselor of Embassy, 1918. Charge d’Affaires, ad interim, at Mexico City, 1919-1924.
Counselor of Embassy at Rome until 1925. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of United States to Honduras, 1925. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Venezuela.
Served in Puerto Rico, 1898, later in Philippines. Member Kappa Alpha.; Clubs: Metropolitan, Army and Navy, Chevy Chase, Alibi (Washington).