John Cudahy

John Cudahy
2nd United States Ambassador to Poland
In office
June 13, 1933 – April 23, 1937
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byFerdinand Lammot Belin
Succeeded byAnthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.
United States Minister to the Irish Free State
In office
May 28, 1937 – January 15, 1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byAlvin M. Owsley
Succeeded byDavid Gray
8th United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office
January 17, 1940 – July 18, 1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJoseph E. Davies
Succeeded byAnthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.
United States Minister to Luxembourg
In office
January 17, 1940 – July 18, 1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJoseph E. Davies
Succeeded byAnthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.
Personal details
Born(1887-12-10)December 10, 1887
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedSeptember 6, 1943(1943-09-06) (aged 55)
Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKatherine Reed
RelationsEdward Cudahy Jr. (cousin)
Children3, including Michael
ParentPatrick Cudahy
Alma materHarvard University
University of Wisconsin Law School

John Clarence Cudahy (/ˈkʌdəheɪ/ CUD-ə-hey); December 10, 1887 – September 6, 1943) was an American real estate developer and diplomat. In the years leading up to World War II, Cudahy served as United States ambassador to Poland and Belgium, and as United States minister to Luxembourg and the Irish Free State.[1][2]

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