Fred Morris Dearing

Fred Morris Dearing
Born	(1879-11-19)November 19, 1879 Columbia, Missouri
Died	June 1963
Resting place	Columbia Cemetery
Alma mater	University of Missouri

Fred Morris Dearing (November 19, 1879 – June 1963) was a United States diplomat.

Biography

Fred Morris Dearing was born in Columbia, Missouri on November 19, 1879. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri.[1]

He was a career officer in the United States Foreign Service. In the administration of President of the United States Warren G. Harding, Dearing was United States Assistant Secretary of State under United States Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes from March 11, 1921 to February 28, 1922. He served as U.S. Minister to Portugal from June 6, 1922 to February 28, 1930. He was U.S. Minister to Peru from May 23, 1930 to June 3, 1937. He was U.S. Minister to Sweden from April 22, 1937 to September 23, 1937.[2]

Dearing died in 1963.

References

1. "Dearing, Fred Morris (1879-1963), Papers, 1897-1961, C2926" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
2. "Fred Morris Dearing". United States Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

External links

• Fred Morris Dearing at Find a Grave
• Profile from Political Graveyard

Government offices
Preceded by William Phillips	United States Assistant Secretary of State March 11, 1921 – February 28, 1922	Succeeded by Leland B. Harrison
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Thomas H. Birch	United States Ambassador to Portugal June 6, 1922 – February 28, 1930	Succeeded by John Glover South
Preceded by Alexander Pollock Moore	United States Ambassador to Peru May 23, 1930 – June 3, 1937	Succeeded by Laurence Steinhardt
Preceded by Laurence Steinhardt	United States Ambassador to Sweden April 22, 1937 – September 23, 1937	Succeeded by Frederick A. Sterling