Background
Whelpley, James Davenport was born on June 24, 1863 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James D. (Doctor of Medicine and Mary Louisa (Breed) W.
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James Davenport Whelpley
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Educated Boston Latin school and Cornell Univercity.
Career
Construction, cowboy, miner, rancher, news correspondent and editor in Montana, 1883-1893. Editor San Antonio (Texas) Express, 1894-1897. Staff correspondent Kansas City Star, acting as war correspondent during Spanish-American War, 1897-1900.
Sent abroad by United States Government on 11 special missions, 1900-1912, and has traveled in practically every country of the world.
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Served throughout World War, 1914-1919, first in volunteer capacity for the Allies, later in military intelligence section American Expeditionary Force in Europe. Clubs: Automobile (New York).
