U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1886, commenced in the manufacture of glass and was president of the Corning Glass Works, (1902-10). In 1919, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until his resignation in 1922. He was appointed by President Harding, as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, serving (1922-29) and appointed by President Coolidge as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, serving (1925-29). An unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate, he returned to managing the Corning Glass Works and was Chairman of Advanced Study at Princeton University, until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1886, commenced in the manufacture of glass and was president of the Corning Glass Works, (1902-10). In 1919, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until his resignation in 1922. He was appointed by President Harding, as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, serving (1922-29) and appointed by President Coolidge as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, serving (1925-29). An unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate, he returned to managing the Corning Glass Works and was Chairman of Advanced Study at Princeton University, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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