William H. Hornibrook

William H. Hornibrook
William H. Hornibrook
United States Minister to Costa Rica
	In office; September 2, 1937 – September 1, 1941
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Leo R. Sack
Succeeded by	Arthur Bliss Lane
1st United States Minister to Afghanistan
	In office; May 4, 1935 – March 16, 1936
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Diplomatic relations established
Succeeded by	Louis G. Dreyfus
United States Minister to Iran
	In office; March 19, 1934 – March 16, 1936
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Charles C. Hart
Succeeded by	Louis G. Dreyfus (1940)
United States Minister to Siam
	In office; May 31, 1915 – October 24, 1916
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Fred Warner Carpenter
Succeeded by	George Pratt Ingersoll
Member of the Idaho Senate; from the Twin Falls district
	In office; 1910–1912
Personal details
Born	July 6, 1884; Cherokee, Iowa
Died	March 20, 1946 (aged 61); Pacific Grove, California
Spouse	Yolande Wilson (m. 1906)

William Harrison Hornibrook (July 6, 1884 – October 24, 1946) was an American publisher, politician, and diplomat.

Biography[edit]

Hornibrook, born on July 6, 1884 in Utah, started his career as a newspaper publisher in 1906;^[1] at one point or another, he owned both the predecessors to The Columbian and the Albany Democrat-Herald, along with various other papers.^[2]

In November 1906,^[1] he married Yolande Wilson, with whom he had two children, a son and a daughter.^[3]

A Democrat, Hornibrook was elected to the Idaho State Senate, from Twin Falls County,^[4] serving from 1911 to 1912,^[5] before his resignation.^[6]

He served as US ambassador to Thailand (then Siam) from 1915–1916, later as ambassador to Iran from 1934–1936 and Afghanistan from 1935–1936, while resident in Tehran.^[7] After the recognition of the Afghan government led by King Zahir Shah in August 1934, Hornibrook was appointed the first minister to Afghanistan.^[8]

From 1937–1941, he was ambassador to Costa Rica.^[7]^[9]

He died in March 1946, in Pacific Grove, California.^[10]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Former Utah Publisher Wills Estate to Widow". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 6, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 23, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wife of Newly Appointed Minister to Foreign Post". The Courier-News. August 28, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "News of the Week". The Commoner. January 27, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Idaho Blue Book: State Senate" (PDF). sos.idaho.gov. 2017. p. 180. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ "Death of William H. Hornibrook Ends Colorful Political Career". Albany Democrat-Herald. March 23, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "William Harrison Hornibrook - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^ "ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN.; W.H. Hornibrook of Utah Named Our First Minister to Country". The New York Times. January 15, 1935. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ Herzog, Jesús Silva (2006). Cuadernos americanos. p. 109.
^ "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1946-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Fred Warner Carpenter	United States Minister to Siam 1915-1916	Succeeded by George Pratt Ingersoll
Preceded by Charles C. Hart	United States Minister to Iran 1934–1936	Succeeded by Louis G. Dreyfus Jr.
New title Diplomatic relations established	United States Minister to Afghanistan 1935-1936	Succeeded by Louis G. Dreyfus Jr.
Preceded by Leo R. Sack	United States Minister to Costa Rica 1937-1941	Succeeded by Arthur Bliss Lane

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[SLT_Obituary-1] "Former Utah Publisher Wills Estate to Widow". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 6, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 23, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Wife of Newly Appointed Minister to Foreign Post". The Courier-News. August 28, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "News of the Week". The Commoner. January 27, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Idaho Blue Book: State Senate" (PDF). sos.idaho.gov. 2017. p. 180. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[6] "Death of William H. Hornibrook Ends Colorful Political Career". Albany Democrat-Herald. March 23, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[:0-7] "William Harrison Hornibrook - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[8] "ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN.; W.H. Hornibrook of Utah Named Our First Minister to Country". The New York Times. January 15, 1935. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[Herzog2006-9] Herzog, Jesús Silva (2006). Cuadernos americanos. p. 109.

[10] "Hornibrook, Publisher, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1946-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

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v t e United States Ambassadors to Iran
Minister Resident	Benjamin Winston Pratt Beale Sperry McDonald Hardy Bowen
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Griscom Pearson Jackson Russell Caldwell Kornfeld Philip Hart Hornibrook Merriam (chargé d'affaires) Engert (chargé d'affaires) Dreyfus
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Morris Murray Allen Wiley Grady Henderson Chapin Wailes Holmes Meyer MacArthur Farland Helms Sullivan Laingen (chargé d'affaires)
Diplomatic relations suspended since 1979 (See: Iran hostage crisis)

v t e United States Ambassadors to Afghanistan
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1935–1948)	Hornibrook Dreyfus Thayer (chargé d'affaires) Engert Palmer
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1948–1979)	Palmer Dreyfus Merrell Ward Tibbetts Mills Byroade Steeves Robert Neumann Eliot Dubs
Chargés d'affaires (1979–1989)	Amstutz Quinn Mills Dunbar Hurwitz Ealum Glassman
The embassy was closed from January 30, 1989, to January 17, 2002; the liaison office reopened on December 17, 2001.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2001–2021)	Dobbins (chargé d'affaires) Crocker (chargé d'affaires) Finn Khalilzad Ronald Neumann Wood Eikenberry Crocker Cunningham McKinley Llorens (chargé d'affaires) Bass Wilson (chargé d'affaires)
The embassy transferred operations to Qatar on August 31, 2021.
Chargés d'affaires (2021–present)	McCary Decker

v t e United States Ambassadors to Costa Rica
Minister Resident	Borland (Envoy) Lamar Dimitry Riotte Lawrence Blair Williamson Logan
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Hall Mizner Pacheco Shannon Baker Merry Einstein Hale S. Johnson (a.i.) Martin (a.i.) Thurston (a.i.) R. Davis Eberhardt Sack Hornibrook Lane Scotten
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Des Portes H. Johnson Donnelly N. Davis Flack Fleming Hill Woodward Willauer Telles Boonstra Ploeser Vaky Todman Weissman McNeil Winsor Tambs Hinton Guinot Homme (a.i.) Harrington (a.i.) Becelia (a.i.) de Vos Dodd Danilovich Langdale Brennan (a.i.) Cianchette Andrew Haney Day Telles

William H. Hornibrook

United States Minister to Costa Rica
In office September 2, 1937 – September 1, 1941
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Leo R. Sack
Succeeded by	Arthur Bliss Lane
1st United States Minister to Afghanistan
In office May 4, 1935 – March 16, 1936
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Diplomatic relations established
Succeeded by	Louis G. Dreyfus
United States Minister to Iran
In office March 19, 1934 – March 16, 1936
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Charles C. Hart
Succeeded by	Louis G. Dreyfus (1940)
United States Minister to Siam
In office May 31, 1915 – October 24, 1916
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Fred Warner Carpenter
Succeeded by	George Pratt Ingersoll
Member of the Idaho Senate from the Twin Falls district
In office 1910–1912

Personal details
Born	(1884-07-06)July 6, 1884 Cherokee, Iowa
Died	March 20, 1946(1946-03-20) (aged 61) Pacific Grove, California
Spouse	Yolande Wilson (m. 1906)