William H. Hornibrook

William Harrison Hornibrook (July 6, 1884 – October 24, 1946) was an American publisher, politician, and diplomat.

William H. Hornibrook
United States Minister to Costa Rica
In office
September 2, 1937 – September 1, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byLeo R. Sack
Succeeded byArthur Bliss Lane
1st United States Minister to Afghanistan
In office
May 4, 1935 – March 16, 1936
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byDiplomatic relations established
Succeeded byLouis G. Dreyfus
United States Minister to Iran
In office
March 19, 1934 – March 16, 1936
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byCharles C. Hart
Succeeded byLouis G. Dreyfus (1940)
United States Minister to Siam
In office
May 31, 1915 – October 24, 1916
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byFred Warner Carpenter
Succeeded byGeorge Pratt Ingersoll
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the Twin Falls district
In office
1910–1912
Personal details
Born(1884-07-06)July 6, 1884
Cherokee, Iowa
DiedMarch 20, 1946(1946-03-20) (aged 61)
Pacific Grove, California
Spouse
Yolande Wilson
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(m. 1906)​

Biography

Hornibrook, born on July 6, 1884, in Utah, started his career as a newspaper publisher in 1906;[1] at one point or another, he owned both the predecessors to The Columbian and the Albany Democrat-Herald, along with various other papers.[2]

In November 1906,[1] he married Yolande Wilson, with whom he had two children, a son and a daughter.[3]

A Democrat, Hornibrook was elected to the Idaho State Senate, from Twin Falls County,[4] serving from 1911 to 1912,[5] before his resignation.[6]

He served as US ambassador to Thailand (then Siam) from 1915 to 1916, later as ambassador to Iran from 1934 to 1936 and Afghanistan from 1935 to 1936, while resident in Tehran.[7] After the recognition of the Afghan government led by King Zahir Shah in August 1934, Hornibrook was appointed the first minister to Afghanistan.[8]

From 1937–1941, he was ambassador to Costa Rica.[7][9]

He died in March 1946, in Pacific Grove, California.[10]

References
  1. "Former Utah Publisher Wills Estate to Widow". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 6, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 23, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wife of Newly Appointed Minister to Foreign Post". The Courier-News. August 28, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "News of the Week". The Commoner. January 27, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Idaho Blue Book: State Senate" (PDF). sos.idaho.gov. 2017. p. 180. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. "Death of William H. Hornibrook Ends Colorful Political Career". Albany Democrat-Herald. March 23, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "William Harrison Hornibrook - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. "ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN.; W.H. Hornibrook of Utah Named Our First Minister to Country". The New York Times. January 15, 1935. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  9. Herzog, Jesús Silva (2006). Cuadernos americanos. p. 109.
  10. "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1946-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
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