Thomas W. Waldron | |
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![Wreath laying at Waldron's grave[1]](view_image.php?q=Thomas_Westbrook_Waldron_(consul)&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Consul_General_Joseph_Donovan_places_wreath_on_the_grave_of_Thomas_W_Waldron,_first_US_consul_to_Hong_Kong.JPG) Wreath laying at Waldron's grave[1] | |
| United States Consul to Hong Kong and Macau | |
| In office July 21, 1843 – September 8, 1844 | |
| President | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Busch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Westbrook Waldron May 1, 1814 United States |
| Died | September 18, 1844 (aged 30) Macau |
| Resting place | Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau |
| Parent(s) | Daniel Waldron and Olive Sheafe |
| Occupation | Captain's clerk, U.S. Navy; U.S. Consul to Hong Kong, naval store keeper to the US East India Squadron[2] |
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Thomas Westbrook Waldron (1814–1844) was a captain's clerk[3] on the Wilkes Expedition, and the first United States consul to Hong Kong.[4] His service to the U.S. consular service was honored by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a ceremony in 2009.[5]
- ^ a b Wreath laying [1]
- ^ Gravestone, "Old Protestant Cemetery in Macau" accessed November 21, 2010
- ^ "Evening Journal", "Exploring Expedition", June 13, 1842, accessed May 30, 2014
- ^ "Ceremony Recalls Fallen Diplomats", State Magazine (Oct 2009), p.8. Accessed September 5, 2010
- ^ "American Foreign Service Association's Memorial Plaque Ceremony" Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, C Street Lobby, Washington, D.C., May 1, 2009