Fred Morris Dearing

Fred Morris Dearing (November 19, 1879 – June 1963) was a United States diplomat.

Fred Morris Dearing
Born(1879-11-19)November 19, 1879
Columbia, Missouri
DiedJune 1963
Resting placeColumbia, Missouri
Alma materUniversity of Missouri

Biography

Fred Morris Dearing was born in Columbia, Missouri on November 19, 1879. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri.[1]

He was a career officer in the United States Foreign Service. In the administration of President of the United States Warren G. Harding, Dearing was United States Assistant Secretary of State under United States Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes from March 11, 1921 to February 28, 1922. He served as U.S. Minister to Portugal from June 6, 1922 to February 28, 1930. He was U.S. Minister to Peru from May 23, 1930 to June 3, 1937. He was U.S. Minister to Sweden from April 22, 1937 to September 23, 1937.[2]

Dearing died in 1963.

References
  1. "Dearing, Fred Morris (1879-1963), Papers, 1897-1961, C2926" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 11/10/2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Fred Morris Dearing". United States Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
Government offices
Preceded by
William Phillips		 United States Assistant Secretary of State
March 11, 1921 – February 28, 1922		 Succeeded by
Leland B. Harrison
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Thomas H. Birch		 United States Ambassador to Portugal
June 6, 1922 – February 28, 1930		 Succeeded by
John Glover South
Preceded by
Alexander Pollock Moore		 United States Ambassador to Peru
May 23, 1930 – June 3, 1937		 Succeeded by
Laurence Steinhardt
Preceded by
Laurence Steinhardt		 United States Ambassador to Sweden
April 22, 1937 – September 23, 1937		 Succeeded by
Frederick A. Sterling
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