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Brand Whitlock

Born in Urbana, Ohio, Whitlock succeeded Samuel Jones's reform tradition as Toledo mayor 1906-1914 and was U.S. minister, then ambassador, to Belgium (1913-1921). He died in Cannes, France.

Brand Whitlock
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At a glance

Born
1869-03-04
Died
1934-05-24
Known as
Mayor, Writer

Life story

Brand Whitlock was born in Urbana, Ohio, to a minister's family. He never went to college; he learned writing as a newspaper reporter.

He worked in Chicago, was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1894, and in 1897 set up a law practice in Toledo.

Elected Toledo mayor four times (1906-1914), he continued Samuel Jones's reform line. He then served as US minister to Belgium from 1913 and ambassador 1919-1921, and became known for work in Belgium during World War I.

He also wrote novels and histories, and died in Cannes, France, in 1934.

Timeline

  • 1869-03-04: Born (Urbana, OH) source
  • 1891: Newspaper work (Chicago, IL) source
  • 1894: Admitted to the bar (Illinois) source
  • 1897: Opened law practice (Toledo, OH) source
  • 1906: Became mayor of Toledo (Toledo, OH) source
  • 1913: Appointed U.S. Minister to Belgium (Brussels) source
  • 1919: Became ambassador to Belgium (Brussels) source
  • 1934-05-24: Died (Cannes, France) source

What Brand is known for

  • Mayor of Toledo 1906-1914
  • Minister/Ambassador to Belgium 1913-1921
  • The Thirteenth District (1902)
  • Abraham Lincoln (1908)
  • Forty Years of It (1914)
  • Belgium: A Personal Record (1919)
  • Lafayette (1929)

Honors and things named for them

  • Knight of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
  • Member, American Academy of Arts and Letters
  • Boulevard Brand Whitlock, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels

Ohio places

Where Brand Whitlock was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.

Further reading

Sources

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