Alexander W. Weddell
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Alexander Wilbourne Weddell (April 6, 1876 – January 1, 1948) was an American diplomat. He served as United States ambassador to Argentina
from 1933 to 1939 and to Spain
from 1939 to 1942.
Weddell was born in Richmond, Virginia
, and attended George Washington University
. On May 31, 1923, he married a wealthy widow, Virginia Chase Steedman. He served as president of the Virginia Historical Society
from 1943 until his death.
Weddell was the author or editor of several books, including:
Weddell and his wife died in a train accident on January 1, 1948.
was constructed from material from an older house located in Priory Park, Warwick
, England. He purchased the Warwick property in 1926 and transported it over two years later. The rebuilt house now belongs to the Virginia Historical Society and is open to the public.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
from 1933 to 1939 and to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
from 1939 to 1942.
Weddell was born in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, and attended George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
. On May 31, 1923, he married a wealthy widow, Virginia Chase Steedman. He served as president of the Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Historical Society
The Virginia Historical Society , founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history...
from 1943 until his death.
Weddell was the author or editor of several books, including:
- A Memorial Volume of Virginia Historical Portraiture (1930)
- Richmond, Virginia, in Old Prints (1932)
- Introduction to Argentina (1939)
- Portraiture in the Virginia Historical Society (1945)
Weddell and his wife died in a train accident on January 1, 1948.
Virginia House
The Weddells' Richmond home, Virginia HouseVirginia House
Virginia House is a country house on a hillside overlooking the James River in Richmond, Virginia, United States.The house was constructed from the materials of the 16th Century Warwick Priory and shipped over and reassembled, completed several months before the stock market crash of 1929...
was constructed from material from an older house located in Priory Park, Warwick
Priory Park, Warwick
Priory Park is an urban park located in the centre of Warwick, England. Originally the land was the grounds of a 12th century priory dedicated to St Sepulchre and built in 1124 but this was closed down by King Henry VIII during the dissolution of the Monasteries...
, England. He purchased the Warwick property in 1926 and transported it over two years later. The rebuilt house now belongs to the Virginia Historical Society and is open to the public.
Sources
- Virginius Cornick Hall Jr., Portraits in the Collection of the Virginia Historical Society (1981), pp. 254–255. ISBN 0-8139-0813-2.