William Graves Sharp

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William Graves Sharp


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district
In office March 4, 1909 – July 23, 1914
Preceded by	J. Ford Laning
Succeeded by	Seward Henry Williams
43 United States Ambassador to France
In office 1914–1919
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Myron T. Herrick
Succeeded by	Hugh Campbell Wallace
Personal details
Born	(1859-03-14)March 14, 1859 Mount Gilead, Ohio
Died	November 17, 1922(1922-11-17) (aged 63)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Hallie M. Clough
Alma mater	University of Michigan Law School

William Graves Sharp (March 14, 1859 – November 17, 1922) was an American lawyer, manufacturer, three-term congressman, and diplomat.

Biography

Sharp was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio on March 14, 1859.

He graduated LL.B. from the Law Department of the University of Michigan in 1881 and then practiced law in Elyria, Ohio. He also engaged in the manufacture of charcoal, pig iron, and chemicals. From 1885–88 he was prosecuting attorney of Lorain County, Ohio.

He was a Democratic presidential elector in 1892, a Democratic candidate for Congress in 1900, and a member of the Sixty-first to the Sixty-third Congresses (1909–15), but resigned in 1914 to become Ambassador to France by appointment of President Wilson. He served until April 14, 1919, then returned to Elyria, Ohio, and engaged in literary pursuits.

He died on November 17, 1922 in Elyria, Ohio. Interment in Ridgelawn Cemetery.

Sources

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1916). "SHARP, William Graves (1859- )". New International Encyclopedia. XX (2d ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. p. 793.

"SHARP, William Graves". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by J. Ford Laning	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district 1909-1914	Succeeded by Seward H. Williams

Ambassadors of the United States of America to France

Envoys to France 1776–1779	Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, Silas Deane (substituted by John Adams in 1778) (1776–1779)

Ministers Plenipotentiary to France 1778–1815	Franklin (1778–85) Jefferson (1785–89) Short (1790–92) Morris (1792–94) Monroe (1794–96) Pinckney (1796–97) Livingston (1801–04) Armstrong (1804–10) Russell (chargé d'affaires) (1811) Barlow (1811–12) Crawford (1813–15)

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France 1816–1893	Gallatin (1816–23) Brown (1824–29) Rives (1829–32) Harris (chargé d'affaires) (1833) Livingston (1833–35) Barton (chargé d'affaires) (1835) Cass (1836–42) King (1844–46) Rush (1847–49) Rives (1849–53) Mason (1853–59) Faulkner (1860–61) Dayton (1861–64) Bigelow (1865–66) Dix (1866–69) Washburne (1869–77) Noyes (1877–81) Morton (1881–85) McLane (1885–89) Reid (1889–92) Coolidge (1892–93)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France 1893–present	Eustis (1893–97) Porter (1897–05) McCormick (1905–07) White (1907–09) Bacon (1909–12) Herrick (1912–14) Sharp (1914–1919) Wallace (1919–21) Herrick (1921–29) Edge (1929–33) Straus (1933–36) Bullitt (1936–40) Leahy (1941–42) Tuck (chargé d'affaires) (1942) Caffery (1944–49) Bruce (1949–52) Dunn (1952–53) Dillon (1953–57) Houghton (1957–61) Gavin (1961–62) Bohlen (1962–68) Shriver (1968–70) Watson (1970–72) Irwin (1973–74) Rush (1974–77) Hartman (1977–81) Galbraith (1981–85) Rodgers (1985–89) Curley (1989–93) Harriman (1993–97) Rohatyn (1997–2000) Leach (2001–05) Stapleton (2005–09) Rivkin (2009–2013) Hartley (2014–present)

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district

Bartley Cooke Patterson Hunter Sweeny Harper Evans Harper Johnson P. Bliss Spink Blake G. Bliss Welker Monroe Berry Cowan Finley Atherton Geddes Grosvenor Wickham Owens M. Harter Kerr Skiles Webber Laning Sharp Williams Bathrick Davey Knight Davey F. Seiberling D. Harter Rowe Huber Ayres J. Seiberling Sawyer LaTourette Joyce

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 24975900 LCCN: n90643045 ISNI: 0000 0000 3294 8710 SUDOC: 151573972 BNF: cb149788198 (data) US Congress: S000296

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