John States Seybold
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John States SeyboldJohn States Seybold (July 2, 1897 - February 28, 1984 was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
from 1952 to 1956.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1920. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, but later transferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He earned a B.S. in civil engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in 1922. He served as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1952 to 1956.
Seybold hosted Queen Elizabeth II's first-ever state visit
when she visited the Canal Zone in November 1953.
Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
from 1952 to 1956.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1920. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, but later transferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He earned a B.S. in civil engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
in 1922. He served as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1952 to 1956.
Seybold hosted Queen Elizabeth II's first-ever state visit
State visit
A state visit is a formal visit by a foreign head of state to another nation, at the invitation of that nation's head of state. State visits are the highest form of diplomatic contact between two nations, and are marked by ceremonial pomp and diplomatic protocol. In parliamentary democracies, heads...
when she visited the Canal Zone in November 1953.