Lester Schnare


Lester Llewellyn Schnare was a diplomat from the United States.

Biography

Schnare was born on May 15, 1884 to Henry and Anna Schnare in Mondovi, Wisconsin. On September 29, 1919, he married Margaret B. Kloss. He was known to be a member of Freemasonry. He died of a heart attack on September 14, 1955 while driving in Kentucky and was buried in Lexington, Virginia.

Career

Schnare served as U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, China from 1916 to 1917 and in Canton, China from 1917 to 1918 when moved to Yokohama, Japan where he held the same position. Later he was promoted and serve as U.S. Consul in Yokohama in 1920 and 1921, as well as in Kobe, Japan from 1920 to 1922. He then returned to China where he served as Consul in Swatow from 1922 to 1923. From 1923 to 1927 he held the post of Consul in Cartagena, Colombia. He then served as consul in Breslau, Poland from 1927 to 1931; Hamburg, Germany from 1931 to 1935; and Milan, Italy from 1935 to 1938. While in Milan, he made news when he helped to negotiate the successful release of consular clerk who had been arrested and sent to an Italian prison. Aside from his political positions, he worked as a school teacher, newspaper editor, and stenographer.