Edgar Addison Bancroft was an American

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 lawyer and diplomat. He served as United States Ambassador to Japan

United States Ambassador to Japan

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 from 1924 to 1925.

Early life

Bancroft was born in Galesburg, Illinois. He was educated at Knox College and the Columbia University Law School.

He was related to Aaron Bancroft, who was a biographer of George Washington. He was also related to George Bancroft

George Bancroft

George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845...

, who was a diplomat and historian.

Career

McVeigh was counsel for the Santa Fe Railway and the International Harvester Co..

President Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge

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 named him Ambassador to Japan during a recess of the Senate on September 23, 1924. Ambassador MacVeagh presented his credentials to the Japanese government on November 19, 1924. His appointment was subsequently confirmed by the Senate on Jan 21, 1925.

Ambassador Bancroft died in Japan on July 27, 1925.

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Edgar Bancroft, OCLC

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encompasses roughly 40+ works in 50+ publications in 2 languages and 200+ library holdings.

• The Chicago Strike of 1894 (1895)
• The Moral Sentiment of the People: the Index and Foundation of National Greatnes (1896)
• The Sherman Law and Recent Decisions (1911)
• In Memoriam Robert Mather 1859-1911 (1912)
• Doctor Gunsaulus, the citizen (1921)
• The Mission of America and Other War-Time Speeches of Edgar A. Bancroft (1922)
• Speeches and Addresses of His Excellency the Late Edgar A. Bancroft, American Ambassador and Honorary President of the America-Japan Society (1926)
• The Mission of America, and Other War-Ttime Speeches of Edgar A. Bancroft (1927)