Background
Benton, James Webb was born on July 9, 1892 in Fort Meyer, Virginia, United States. Son of James Watson and Sarah (Henry) Benton.
Benton, James Webb was born on July 9, 1892 in Fort Meyer, Virginia, United States. Son of James Watson and Sarah (Henry) Benton.
Private Schools and tutors, England, France, Germany and Switzerland, 1905-1910. Cambridge University. England, A., 1914, Master of Arts, 1919.
With Foreign Service since 1920. 3d secretary Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, 1921-1922. 2d secretary, Montevideo, 1922-1924.
Charge d’affaires, Caracas, 1924. 2d secretary, Lisbon, 1925-1927. Sec, of Legation, Warsaw, 1927-1929.
2d secretary, Embassy Madrid, 1929-1932. Charge d’affaires Legation, Prague, 1933-1934, 1st secretary 1935. Consul, Bremen, 1936.
1st secretary, Legation The Hague, 1937-1939. 1st secretary Legation, Bucharest, 1939-1941. Consul general, Marseille, France (interned).
Delaware 8th International Road Congress, 1942, The Hague, 1938. 1st secretary Legation, Bern, 1942. Consul general, Leopoldville, 1944.
Counselor American Embassy near the Netherlands Government, London, 1944. Counselor Embassy, The Hague, 1945.
Served as First lieutenant United States Army, 1917-1919.