John Emil Peurifoy (1907-1955) - Find a Grave Memorial

John Emil Peurifoy

Birth

9 Aug 1907

Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA

Death

12 Aug 1955 (aged 48)

Thailand

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Show Map

Plot

Section 2 Site 4740-A-RH

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US Diplomat. Served as the United States Ambassador to Greece from 1950 to 1953, United States Ambassador to Guatemala from 1953 to 1954, and United States Ambassador to Thailand from 1954 until his death in 1955.

Family Members

Parents

John Huiet Peurifoy

1874–1926
Emily Eason "Emmie" Wright Watson

1877–1915

Spouse

Betty Jane Cox Peurifoy Stewart

1912–1998 (m. 1936)

Siblings

Harold William Peurifoy

1901–1903
William Peurifoy

1901–1906

Half Siblings

Judge James Eldred Peurifoy Sr

1917–1972
Elise Ladson Peurifoy Speights

1920–2012
John Huiet Peurifoy Jr

1921–2007

Children

John Clinton Peurifoy

1940–1959
Daniel Byrd "Danny" Peurifoy

1946–1955

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John Huiet Peurifoy

Emily Eason "Emmie" Wright Watson

Betty Jane Cox Peurifoy Stewart

Harold William Peurifoy

William Peurifoy

Judge James Eldred Peurifoy Sr

Elise Ladson Peurifoy Speights

John Huiet Peurifoy Jr

John Clinton Peurifoy

Daniel Byrd "Danny" Peurifoy

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