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'''Alexander Wilbourne Weddell''' (6 April 1876-1 January 1948) was an American diplomat. He served as United States ambassador to [[Argentina]] from 1933 to 1939 and to [[Spain]] from 1939 to 1942.


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Weddell was born in [[Richmond, Virginia]], and attended [[George Washington University]]. On 31 May 1923 he married a wealthy widow, Virginia Chase Steedman. He served as president of the [[Virginia Historical Society]] from 1943 until his death.
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| successor = [[Carlton J. H. Hayes]]
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'''Alexander Wilbourne Weddell''' (April 6, 1876 &ndash; 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.

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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 was the author or editor of several books, including:
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*''Portraiture in the Virginia Historical Society'' (1945)
*''Portraiture in the Virginia Historical Society'' (1945)


Weddell and his wife died in a train accident on 1 January 1948. Their Richmond home, Virginia House, belongs to the Virginia Historical Society and is open to the public.
Weddell and his wife died in a train accident near [[Otterville, Missouri|Otterville]], [[Missouri]] on January 1, 1948.


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==Virginia House==
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The Weddells' Richmond home, [[Virginia House]], 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.

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==Further reading==

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==Sources==
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* Virginius Cornick Hall Jr., ''Portraits in the Collection of the Virginia Historical Society'' (1981), pp. 254-255. ISBN 0-8139-0813-2.
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|title=The Spanish Story. Franco and the Nations at War
|year=1948
|publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf]]
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* Virginius Cornick Hall Jr., ''Portraits in the Collection of the Virginia Historical Society'' (1981), pp.&nbsp;254–255. {{ISBN|0-8139-0813-2}}.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.vahistorical.org/vh/virginia_house01.htm Virginia House]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080206102910/http://www.vahistorical.org/vh/virginia_house01.htm Virginia House]
* [http://www.vahistorical.org/vh/vh_weddells_aw.htm Virginia Historical Society biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080207050151/http://www.vahistorical.org/vh/vh_weddells_aw.htm Virginia Historical Society biography]

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Latest revision as of 20:38, 29 September 2023

Alexander W. Weddell
United States Ambassador to Spain
In office
1939–1942
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byH. Freeman Matthews (acting)
Claude G. Bowers
Succeeded byCarlton J. H. Hayes
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office
1933–1938
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byRobert Woods Bliss
Succeeded byNorman Armour
Personal details
Born(1876-04-06)April 6, 1876
Richmond, Virginia
DiedJanuary 1, 1948(1948-01-01) (aged 71)
Otterville, Missouri
Alma materGeorge Washington University

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:

  • 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 near Otterville, Missouri on January 1, 1948.

Virginia House

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The Weddells' Richmond home, Virginia House, 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.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Argentina
1933–1938 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Spain
1939–1942 		Succeeded by

Further reading

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  • Feis, Herbert (1948). The Spanish Story. Franco and the Nations at War. On his role as ambassador to Spain. Alfred A. Knopf.
  • Virginius Cornick Hall Jr., Portraits in the Collection of the Virginia Historical Society (1981), pp. 254–255. ISBN 0-8139-0813-2.
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