Arthur Bailly-Blanchard (October 1, 1855 - August 25, 1925) sometimes written Arthur Bailey-Blanchard was an American diplomat. He was the American ambassador to Haiti from 1914 to 1921.

Biography

He was born on October 1, 1855, in

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, to T. Bailly-Blanchard Jr. and Jeanne Eliza Field. In 1900 he was appointed the third secretary at the embassy in

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. He was the American ambassador to Haiti from 1914 to 1921. He was ambassador during turbulent times in the

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, arriving there on a US battleship. He died on August 25, 1925, at the

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