Frederick W. B. Coleman

Frederick William Backus Coleman (May 17, 1874 in Detroit, Michigan^[1]–1947) was a non-career appointee who served as the American Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Denmark from 1931 to 1933. He also served concurrent appointments as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Latvia,^[2] Estonia and Lithuania from 1922 until 1931.^[3] He was the first U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Baltic States.^[4][5]

Coleman in the 1920s.

Coleman graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree and a law degree. When he was 66, he graduated with a degree in library science from the University of North Carolina.^[6]

References

1. COLEMAN, Frederick W. B., in Who's Who in America (14th edition, 1926); p. 484
2. "Former U.S. Ambassadors to Latvia". US Embassy in Latvia. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. "Frederick William Backus Coleman (1874–1947)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
4. "Estonia - US Relations". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
5. "History of the U.S. and Estonia". US Embassy in Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. Rites held today for F.W.B. Coleman