Arthur Bailly-Blanchard
American diplomat (1855–1925)
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Arthur Bailly-Blanchard (October 1, 1855 - August 23, 1925) sometimes written Arthur Bailey-Blanchard was an American diplomat.[1] He was the American ambassador to Haiti from 1914 to 1921. He was born on October 1, 1855, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to T. Bailly-Blanchard Jr. and Jeanne Eliza Field.
In 1900 he was appointed the third secretary at the embassy in Paris, France.[2] He was the American ambassador to Haiti from 1914 to 1921. He was ambassador during turbulent times in the history of Haiti, arriving there on a US battleship.[3]
He died on August 25, 1925, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.[1]