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Alexander W. Weddell


United States Ambassador to Spain
In office 1939–1942
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	H. Freeman Matthews (acting) Claude G. Bowers
Succeeded by	Carlton J. H. Hayes
United States Ambassador to Argentina
In office 1933–1938
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Robert Woods Bliss
Succeeded by	Norman Armour

Personal details
Born	(1876-04-06)April 6, 1876 Richmond, Virginia
Died	January 1, 1948(1948-01-01) (aged 71) Otterville, Missouri
Alma mater	George Washington University

Alexander Wilbourne Weddell (April 6, 1876 – January 1, 1948) was an American diplomat. He served as United States ambassador to Argentina from 1933 to 1939 and to Spain from 1939 to 1942.

Weddell was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended George Washington University. On May 31, 1923, he married a wealthy widow, Virginia Chase Steedman. He served as president of the Virginia Historical Society from 1943 until his death.

Weddell was the author or editor of several books, including:

A Memorial Volume of Virginia Historical Portraiture (1930)
Richmond, Virginia, in Old Prints (1932)
Introduction to Argentina (1939)
Portraiture in the Virginia Historical Society (1945)

Weddell and his wife died in a train accident near Otterville, Missouri on January 1, 1948.

Virginia House

The Weddells' Richmond home, Virginia House, was constructed from material from an older house located in Priory Park, Warwick, England. He purchased the Warwick property in 1926 and transported it over two years later. The rebuilt house now belongs to the Virginia Historical Society and is open to the public.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded byRobert Woods Bliss	United States Ambassador to Argentina 1933–1938	Succeeded byNorman Armour
Preceded byClaude G. Bowers	United States Ambassador to Spain 1939–1942	Succeeded byCarlton J. H. Hayes

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v t e United States ambassadors to Spain
Ministers Plenipotentiary to Spain (1779–1825)	Jay Carmichael (chargé d'affaires) Short Humphreys Pinckney Erving Erving Forsyth Nelson
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain (1825–1913)	Everett Van Ness Eaton Vail (chargé d'affaires) Irving Saunders Barringer Soulé Dodge Preston Schurz Koerner Hale Sickles Cushing Lowell Fairchild Hamlin Foster Curry Belmont Palmer Grubb Snowden Taylor Woodford Storer Hardy Collier Ide
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Spain (1913–present)	Willard Woods Moore Hammond Laughlin Bowers Matthews (chargé d'affaires) Weddell Hayes Armour Bonsal Culbertson (chargé d'affaires) Griffis MacVeagh Dunn Lodge Biddle Woodward Duke Wagner Hill Rivero Penn Stabler Todman Enders Bartholomew Zappala Capen Gardner Romero Argyros Aguirre Solomont Costos Buchan Pantaleón

v t e United States ambassadors to Argentina
Chargé d'Affaires	Rodney Forbes Baylies Brent Harris Pendleton
Minister Resident	Peden Yancey Cushman Palmer Kirk Asboth Worthington Kirk White Osborn Hanna
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Hanna Pitkin Buchanan Lord Barrett Beaupre Eddy Sherrill Garrett
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Stimson Riddle Jay Bliss Weddell Armour Braden Messersmith Bruce Griffis Bunker Nufer Beaulac Rubottom McClintock Martin Burgess Lodge Hill Castro Shlaudeman Ortiz Gildred Todman Cheek Godard (a.i.) Rocha (a.i.) Walsh Gutierrez Wayne Martínez Mamet Prado Carlson (a.i.) Stanley

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