James Francis Jewell Archibald
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James Francis Jewell Archibald | |
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 Archibald circa 1915 | |
| Born | September 22, 1871 |
| Died | May 29, 1934 (aged 62) |
| Known for | first man wounded in the Spanish–American War |
James Francis Jewell Archibald (September 22, 1871 – May 29, 1934) was an American war correspondent.[1] He was the first man wounded in the Spanish–American War.[2] He was embedded with German troops in World War I and was arrested when he returned to the United States.[3][4]
He was born on September 22, 1871, in Chautauqua County, New York to Dr. Francis Albert Archibald and Martha Washington Jewell.[3] He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1888.[2]
By 1910 he was living in Washington, DC.[5]
He was detained by the British in World War I and was found to be carrying a letter from Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States to Stephan Burián von Rajecz, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vienna.[6] The letter described a plan to delay the production of American munitions by a strike action.[7] He was charged with performing an "unneutral service" and later released.[6]
His wife filed for divorce in 1927.[8]
He committed suicide with a gunshot on May 29, 1934, in Hollywood, California.[1]
