Background
Stockton, Gilchrist Baker was born on August 20, 1890 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of John Noble Cumming and Fannie (Baker) Stockton.
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Stockton, Gilchrist Baker was born on August 20, 1890 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of John Noble Cumming and Fannie (Baker) Stockton.
Student, University North Carolina, 1910. Bachelor of Literature, Princeton University, 1914. Postgraduate (Rhodes scholar), Christ Church, Oxford, 1917.
Bachelor, Christ Church, Oxford, 1917. Master of Arts, Christ Church, Oxford, 1927.
Commissioned lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve Force, 1917. Advanced through to rear admiral United States Navy, 1945. Naval aide and liaison offcer to the United States high commissioner Philippines, 1945-1946.
Member United States Commission Relief in Belgium, 1915-1916. Special assistant to American ambassador, London, 1916-1917. Aide Admiral W.S. Sims, Commander United States Naval Reserve Force, 1917-1919.
Chief of mission to Austria American Relief Administration under Herbert Hoover, 1919-1920. President Ortega Company, real estate, Jacksonville, Florida, 1922-1930. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Austria, 1930-1933.
Executive vice president Mail Order Association American, 1934-1936. President Ortega Company, 1936-1967.
Director finance for Florida, Democratic National Committee, 1924. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1928, alternate delegate, 1940. Member American Legion (past post Commander), Florida Yacht Club, Timuquana Country Club (Jacksonville), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu.
Married Mildred Churchwell, October 14, 1925. Children: Mildred Stockton Adams, Gilchrist B.
