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Huntington Denton “Ting” Sheldon

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Huntington Denton “Ting” Sheldon

Birth
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
19 May 1987 (aged 84)
McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown. Specifically: Cremated at Northern Virginia Crematory, Arlington, VA
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Huntington Denton "Ting" Sheldon served as the Director of the Office of Current Intelligence of the US Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1961, serving under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy. Sheldon was the second Director of the OCI, and developed it into a major Office. Sheldon briefed all three Presidents; the President's Intelligence Check List, which became into the President's Daily Brief, was developed by Richard Lehman under his direction. His first wife was Magda Merck, youngest daughter of George Merck, the founder of Merck & Co. They were married on April 12, 1928, and had three children, Huntington, Audrey, and Peter. The marriage ended in divorce in November 1936. He was later the husband of science-fiction writer Alice B. Sheldon (aka James Tiptree, Jr.).
Huntington Denton "Ting" Sheldon served as the Director of the Office of Current Intelligence of the US Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1961, serving under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy. Sheldon was the second Director of the OCI, and developed it into a major Office. Sheldon briefed all three Presidents; the President's Intelligence Check List, which became into the President's Daily Brief, was developed by Richard Lehman under his direction. His first wife was Magda Merck, youngest daughter of George Merck, the founder of Merck & Co. They were married on April 12, 1928, and had three children, Huntington, Audrey, and Peter. The marriage ended in divorce in November 1936. He was later the husband of science-fiction writer Alice B. Sheldon (aka James Tiptree, Jr.).


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