Background
Denby, James Orr was born on August 30, 1896 in American Legation, Peking, China. Son of Charles and Martha (Orr) Denby.
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James Orr Denby
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AB, Princeton University, 1919; AM, George Washington University, 1921.
Career
Third secretary, Embassy, Tokyo, 1921-1923; 3d secretary, Legation, Athens, Greece, 1923-1927; 2d secretary, Legation, Peiping, China, 1927-1930; 1st secretary, Legation, Dublin, Irish Free State, 1930-1936; consul, Capetown, South Africa, 1936-1943; assigned to, State Department, Washington, 1943, 49-56; counselor, Legation, Vienna, 1946; director, Museum of Society of Cincinnati, from 1954.
Achievements
Membership
Served in Intelligence corpus, United States army, 1914-1918. Member Metropolitan Club (Washington), Quadrangle Club (Princeton), City Club (Capetown), Meath Hunt Club (Dublin). M C.
Connections
Married Phyllis Douglas Cochran, February 19, 1927. Children: George Cochran, Douglas.
Education
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1919
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1921