1888 - 1959 (71 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
John Foster Dulles |
Title |
Secretary |
Born |
25 Feb 1888 |
Washington, District of Columbia |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
1914 |
U.S. Army, WWI |
At the start of World War I, he tried to join the United States Army but was rejected because of poor eyesight. Instead, he received an Army commission as Major on the War Industries Board. |
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Major John Foster Dulles. Major John Foster Dulles in uniform. |
Occupation |
1949 |
U.S. Senator fron New York, July 7, 1949 to November 8, 1949. Secretary of State, January 26, 1953 to April 22, 1959. |
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Secretary John Foster Dulles. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles with President Eisenhower. |
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Churchill's 1954 trip to see Eisenhower. Secretary John Foster Dulles (center). President Eisenhower greets Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Vice President Nixon stands to the right. |
Biographical Information |
1951 |
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Dulles A Fisherman. Newsweek Magazine, September 10, 1951 page 36. |
Died |
24 May 1959 |
Washington, District of Columbia |
Biographical Information |
1962 |
New York's Dulles air port was named in his honor. |
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Washington Dulles International Airport. Washington Dulles International Airport. |
Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I38221 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
8 Oct 2020 |
Father |
Allen Macy Dulles, b. 19 Aug 1854, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , d. 13 Nov 1930, Auburn, Cayuga, New York (Age 76 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Edith F Foster, b. 1863, Auburn, Cayuga, New York , d. 8 Jun 1941, Auburn, Cayuga, New York (Age 78 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F16222 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Janet Pomeroy Avery, b. 31 May 1891 |
Married |
26 Jun 1912 |
Auburn, Cayuga, New York |
Children |
| 1. John Watson Foster Dulles, b. 20 May 1913, Auburn, Cayuga, New York , d. 23 Jun 2008, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas (Age 95 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Lillias Pomeroy Dulles, b. 16 Jun 1914, Auburn, Cayuga, New York , d. 30 Nov 1987, New York, New York, New York (Age 73 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Avery Robert Dulles, b. 24 Aug 1918, Auburn, Cayuga, New York , d. 12 Dec 2008, Bronx, New York, New York (Age 90 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
15 Feb 2019 |
Family ID |
F12055 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 25 Feb 1888 - Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Married - 26 Jun 1912 - Auburn, Cayuga, New York |
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| Died - 24 May 1959 - Washington, District of Columbia |
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