Hector de Castro
Encyclopedia
Hector de Castro was an Ottoman
born American
businessman and diplomat
.
Born in Constantinople
, de Castro was educated in Paris
and Vienna
. He emigrating to the United States and was naturalized in 1885. He became Vice President of the American Cable Company. Resigned from American Cable Company in 1890 to accept position as Secretary of the Intercontinental Railroad Commission In 1890, de Castro married Grace Aldrich of New York. The couple had no children.
In 1897, de Castro was appointed United States General Consul in Rome
. Mrs. de Castro died in January 1908 and de Castro transferred to the General Consul position in Zurich
in June the same year.
De Castro died from nephritis
on January 30, 1909. He was buried in Rome.
Ottoman Empire
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born American
United States
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businessman and diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
.
Born in Constantinople
Constantinople
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, de Castro was educated in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. He emigrating to the United States and was naturalized in 1885. He became Vice President of the American Cable Company. Resigned from American Cable Company in 1890 to accept position as Secretary of the Intercontinental Railroad Commission In 1890, de Castro married Grace Aldrich of New York. The couple had no children.
In 1897, de Castro was appointed United States General Consul in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. Mrs. de Castro died in January 1908 and de Castro transferred to the General Consul position in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
in June the same year.
De Castro died from nephritis
Nephritis
Nephritis is inflammation of the nephrons in the kidneys. The word "nephritis" was imported from Latin, which took it from Greek: νεφρίτιδα. The word comes from the Greek νεφρός - nephro- meaning "of the kidney" and -itis meaning "inflammation"....
on January 30, 1909. He was buried in Rome.