Arthur Bailly-Blanchard


Arthur Bailly-Blanchard sometimes written Arthur Bailey-Blanchard was an American diplomat. He was the American ambassador to Haiti from 1914 to 1921.

Biography

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. 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.
He died on August 25, 1925 at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.