Clarence E. Gauss

Clarence Edward Gauss (January 12, 1887 – April 8, 1960)[1] was an American diplomat.

Clarence E. Gauss
United States Ambassador to China
In office
May 26, 1941 – November 14, 1944
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byNelson T. Johnson
Succeeded byPatrick Hurley
United States Minister to Australia
In office
July 17, 1940 – March 5, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byDiplomatic relations established
Succeeded byNelson T. Johnson
Consul General of the United States, Shanghai
In office
1935–1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byMonnett Bain Davis
Succeeded byFrank P. Lockhart
Personal details
Born
Clarence Edward Gauss

(1887-01-12)January 12, 1887
Washington D.C.
DiedApril 8, 1960(1960-04-08) (aged 73)
Los Angeles

Personal background

Gauss was born in Washington, D.C., as the son of Herman Gauss and Emile J. (Eisenman) Gauss. He married Rebecca Louise Barker in 1917. He was a Republican and a Protestant.

Diplomatic career
Frank P Lockhart, Gauss, Admiral William A. Glassford and RJ McMullen in Shanghai 1941
British Judge Sir Allan Mossop and Gauss in Shanghai in 1939

Gauss was a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States Foreign Service. He was posted as U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1912–15; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1916; Amoy, 1916–20; Tsinan, 1920–23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923–24; Tsinan, 1924–26; Shanghai, 1926–27 (acting), 1935–38; Tientsin, 1927–31; Paris, 1935; Shanghai, 1935-1940. From 1940-41 he served as U.S. Minister to Australia, and was the United States ambassador to the Republic of China during the Second World War.[2] He resigned from the post in November 1944, and was replaced by Patrick Hurley.

Chronology

U.S. Vice Consul

U.S. Consul

U.S. Consul General

U.S. Minister

  • Australia, 1940-1941

U.S. Ambassador

  • China, 1941-1944

Later life

After leaving diplomatic service, Gauss was director of the Export–Import Bank of the United States. He died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on April 8, 1960.[3]

References
  1. The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary
  2. U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Gauss Clarence Edward
  3. "Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Australia Dies". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 1960. p. 3. Retrieved April 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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