Horace Lee Washington

Background

Washington, Horace Lee was born on June 4, 1864 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Richard and Kate (Lee) Washington.

Education

Educated private schools Washington, Boston and Providence. Read law, University of Virginia, and University of Geneva, Switzerland. Admitted to bar, 1887.

Career

Confidential clerk to 3d assistant secretary of state, 1892-1894. Vice and deputy consul-general at Cairo, Egypt, 1894-1896. Consul at Alexandretta, Syria, 1896-1899, at Valencia, Spain, 1899-1900, at Geneva, 1901-1905.

Consul-general at Capetown, Cape of Good Hope, 1905-1906.

Consul-general at large, inspector European district, 1906. Consul-general at Marseilles, France, 1908-1909.

Consul at Liverpool, England, 1909-1923, consul-general, 1923-1924- appointed foreign service officer July 1, 1924, assigned to London, August 6, 1924.

Achievements

• Horace Lee Washington has been listed as a noteworthy foreign service officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Loyal Legion. Fellow Royal Geography Society. Clubs: Metropolitan (Washington).

Connections

Married Geneva, Switzerland, Helen Stuart Williams, September 22, 1897.

Father:

Richard Washington

Mother:

Kate (Lee) Washington

Spouse:

Geneva