Kingdon Gould Jr. | |
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| United States Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| In office October 18, 1973 – September 30, 1976 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | J. William Middendorf |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. McCloskey |
| United States Ambassador to Luxembourg | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | George J. Feldman |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Lewis Farkas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1924 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 2018 (aged 94) North Laurel, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Thorne |
| Children | 9, including Kingdon Gould III |
| Parent(s) | Kingdon Gould, Sr. Annunziata Lucci |
| Education | Millbrook School Yale University |
| Occupation | Diplomat, businessman, philanthropist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | ,_rotated.svg){kind=small} Second lieutenant |
| Unit | 36th Mechanized Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | 2 Purple Hearts and 2 Silver Stars |
Kingdon Gould Jr. (January 3, 1924 – January 16, 2018) was an American diplomat, businessman, and philanthropist.[1] A Republican businessman, Gould was appointed by President Richard Nixon to serve as United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, a position he would hold from 1969 through 1972. In 1973, Gould was appointed as Ambassador to the Netherlands also by President Nixon, serving until 1976.
He is part of the fourth generation of the Gould family of financiers, philanthropists and diplomats, which includes his father Kingdon Gould Sr., grandfather George Jay Gould and great-grandfather Jay Gould, with associated generations of mothers, siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.
- ^ Nixon= the fifth year of his presidency. Congressional Quarterly. 1974. ISBN 9780871870520. Retrieved January 19, 2018.