Background
Gracey, Wilbur Tirrell was born on February 26, 1877 in at E. Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel Levis and Leonora (Thompson) Gracey.
Gracey, Wilbur Tirrell was born on February 26, 1877 in at E. Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel Levis and Leonora (Thompson) Gracey.
Public school education.
Appointed marshal, April 1, 1899, vice-consul, July 31, 1899. Vice and deputy consul, May 2, 1902, at Foochow, and several times in charge. Served till 1904; vice and deputy consul at Nanking, 1904-1905 (in charge consulate October, 1904-August, 1905).
Marshal and vice deputy consul at Foochow, August-November, 1905.
Vice and deputy consul-general in charge of the consultate-general at Hongkong, 1905-1906. Consul at Tsingtau, 1906-1910, at Nanking, China, April 15, 1910-March 13, 1912, at Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico, March 13, 1912-1914.
Appointed consul at Guadalajara, Mexico, 1913 (unconfirmed). Withdrawn from Mexico upon the occupation of Vera Cruz.
Consul at Seville, Spain, June 23, 1914-April 1918, at Monterey, Mexico, October 1918-April 1919, at Birmingham, England, April since 1919.
Contributor of various articles on China to American magazines Home: 287 Euclid Avenue, Oakland, California Address: American Consulate, Birmingham Engineer‡.
Married Enid Yale, of Oakland, California, July 22, 1906.