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William Vincent Shannon (August 24, 1927 – September 27, 1988) was an American journalist, author, and United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1977 to 1981 under President
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Biography

Born in
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...
, Shannon earned a bachelor's degree from
Clark University Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the ...
in 1947, and a master's degree in history from
Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
in 1948. From 1951 to 1964, Shannon was a Washington correspondent and columnist for the ''
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'', and from 1964 until 1977, he was an editorial writer for ''
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''. He also authored the books ''The American Irish: A Political and Social Portrait'' (1964), ''The Heir Apparent'' (1967), and ''They Could Not Trust the King'' (1974). He was coauthor of ''The Truman Merry-Go-Round'' (1950) and published many articles. Shannon served on the board of directors of the American Irish Foundation. In 1975 he received the Gold Medal of the Éire Society of Boston for service to literature. He was an associate fellow of
Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
's
Morse College Morse College is one of the fourteen residential colleges at Yale University, built in 1961 and designed by Eero Saarinen. It is adjacent to Ezra Stiles College and the two colleges share many facilities. The current Head of College is Catherine ...
from 1966, and in 1961–62 was fellow-in-residence at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in
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. In 1977, Shannon was appointed ambassador to Ireland by President Carter. After confirmation by the
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, he presented his credentials to Irish leaders on July 20, 1977, and had the official title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He served as ambassador until June 7, 1981. In 1981, Shannon joined
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...
and taught an American Presidency course and conducted graduate seminars in journalism; he also wrote for ''
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''. Shannon died in
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in 1988 of
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, at age 61. Boston University established the William V. Shannon Memorial Fellowships in his memory, to benefit Irish citizens pursuing graduate study at the university.


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