From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis B. Loomis
Francis B. Loomis
Francis Butler Loomis A year later, he was recalled to Washington DC and
was appointed Assistant Secretary of State. On the death
of Secretary John Hay, he served as acting Secretary of
State briefly in 1905. During his State Department tenure,
he became associated with the reorganization of the
American Red Cross, serving as a charter member. His
commissions included final negotiations which resulted
in the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone, service as
special ambassador to France to receive the body of John
Paul Jones and Special Envoy Extraordinary to Japan, ar-
ranging the visit of the U.S. fleet to that country in 1908.
Shortly before World War I Loomis returned to private
business as foreign trade adviser to the Standard Oil
Company serving until retirement.
He died in 1948 in the San Francisco Bay area in Cali-
fornia.
25th United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office External links
January 7, 1903 – October 10, 1905 • Biography at Marietta College
Preceded by David Jayne Hill • Guide to the Francis Butler Loomis Papers:
microfilm, 1897-1939
Succeeded by Robert Bacon
• Mellander, Gustavo A.(1971) The United States in
Personal details Panamanian Politics: The Intriguing Formative Years.
Daville,Ill.:Interstate Publishers. OCLC 138568.
Born July 27, 1861
Marietta, Ohio, U.S. • Mellander, Gustavo A.; Nelly Maldonado Mellander
(1999). Charles Edward Magoon: The Panama Years. Río
Died August 4, 1948 Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. ISBN
San Francisco, California, U.S.
1-56328-155-4. OCLC 42970390.
Political party Republican Persondata
Alma mater Marietta College Name Loomis, Francis B.
Profession Journalist, Editor, Politician Alternative names
Short description
Francis Butler Loomis (July 27, 1861 – August 4, 1948) be-
Date of birth July 27, 1861
gan his career as a newspaperman in his hometown of
Marietta, Ohio, editing the Marietta Leader while a student Place of birth Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
at Marietta College. A year following his graduation in Date of death August 4, 1948
1883, Loomis became a reporter for the New York Tribune Place of death San Francisco, California, U.S.
and later assumed a campaign press relations position.
He returned to Ohio to serve as state librarian for two
years (from 1885 to 1887).
It was during the administration of President Ben-
jamin Harrison that Loomis first entered government
service as consul at Saint-Étienne, and at Grenoble,
France, until 1893. For the next three years from 1893 to
1896, Loomis returned briefly to journalism as editor of
the Cincinnati Daily Tribune. President William McKinley
appointed him Ambassador to Venezuela in 1897 and to
Portugal in 1901.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis B. Loomis
Political offices
Preceded by United States Assistant Secretary of State Succeeded by
David Jayne Hill January 7, 1903 – October 10, 1905 Robert Bacon
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Minister to Venezuela Succeeded by
Allen Thomas July 8, 1897 – April 8, 1901 Herbert W. Bowen
Preceded by United States Minister to Portugal Succeeded by
John N. Irwin June 17, 1901 – September 16, 1902 Charles Page Bryan
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