Hugh R. Wilson | |
|---|---|
 Wilson in 1927 | |
| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office March 3, 1938 – November 16, 1938 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | William E. Dodd |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Comstock Kirk (Acting) |
| United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
| In office August 23, 1937 – January 17, 1938 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | George S. Messersmith |
| Succeeded by | Adolf A. Berle |
| United States Minister to Switzerland | |
| In office June 11, 1927 – July 8, 1937 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Hugh S. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Leland B. Harrison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Robert Wilson January 29, 1885 Evanston, Illinois, US |
| Died | December 29, 1946 (aged 61) Bennington, Vermont, US |
| Spouse |
Katherine Boyle (m. 1914) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Yale University École Libre des Sciences Politiques |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Hugh Robert Wilson (January 29, 1885 – December 29, 1946) was a member of the United States Foreign Service who headed the United States mission to Switzerland for ten years beginning in 1927. He became Assistant Secretary of State in 1937[1] and served for several months in 1938 as Ambassador to Germany.
- ^ New York Times: "Hugh R. Wilson Takes Oath," August 24, 1937, accessed August 31, 2011