Background
Buckler, William Hepburn was born on February 1, 1867 in of America parents, Paris, France. Son of Thomas Hepburn (Doctor of Medicine and Eliza (Ridgely) B.
Buckler, William Hepburn was born on February 1, 1867 in of America parents, Paris, France. Son of Thomas Hepburn (Doctor of Medicine and Eliza (Ridgely) B.
Master of Arts, Trinity College (Cambridge University, England), 1890. Bachelor of Laws, Cambridge University, 1891. Studied Law Department, U. Maryland, 1893-1894 (prizeman, 1894. for thesis on Instalment Sales).
Master of Arts, Oxford, 1925, Doctor of Literature, 1937.
Doctor of Laws, Aberdeen, 1935, Johns Hopkins, 1940.
Practiced law, Baltimore, Maryland., 1894-1902. Secretary emergency committee after Baltimore, fire, February 1904. Secretary United States special embassy to King’s wedding, Spain, 1906.
Secretary United States Legation Madrid, Spain, 1907-1909.
Member of staff American Expedition to Sardis, Asia Minor, 1910-1914. Special agent Department of State, Embassy, London.
1914-1918. Attached American Commander to Negotiate Peace, Paris, June-December 1919.
Made journeys in Asia Minor, 1924, 26, 30, 33. Associate All Souls College, Oxford, England, 1924-1925.
Member of the board of trustees Johns Hopkins University, 1904-1912. Member council American Society for Archeological Research in Asia Minor.
Married Georgina Grenfell Walrond, May 25, 1892. Children: Lucy Ridgely (Mistress Vivian Seymer), Barbara Isabel (Mistress Charles Wrinch).