Background
TOTTEN, Ralph James was born on October 1, 1877 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of James B. and Lillian (Payne) Totten.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
TOTTEN, Ralph James was born on October 1, 1877 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of James B. and Lillian (Payne) Totten.
Montgomery Bell Academy. Business College.
Appointed Consul at Puerto Plata, 1908. Consul at Maracaibo, 1910. Consul at Trieste, 1911.
Consul at Montevideo, 1913. Consul General at Large, 1914. Consul General of class three, 1922.
Assigned to Barcelona, 1922. Appointed Foreign Service Officer, class two, 1924. Class one, 1925; detailed to Department of State, 1925.
Served as member, Executive Committee of Foreign Service Personnel Board, 1925 and 1926. Assigned as Consul General, Cape Town, 1926. Also Minister Resident of the Union of S. Africa, 1929.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, 1930 to Union of S. Africa.
Clubs: Chevy Chase, Civil Service, Royal Cape Golf, Owl.