| LC control no. | n 50039266 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928 |
| Biography/History note | Robert Lansing (b. Oct. 17, 1864, Watertown, New York-d. Oct. 30, 1928, New York, New York) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Legal Advisor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I, and then as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1915 to 1920. He was married to Eleanor Foster Lansing, who was the daughter of Secretary of State John Watson Foster and maternal aunt to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Director of Central Intelligence Allen Welsh Dulles, and economist and diplomat Eleanor Lansing Dulles. |
| Birth date | 1864-10-17 |
| Death date | 1928-10-30 |
| Place of birth | Watertown (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | United States. Department of State |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Politicians |
| Found in | His Government, 1902. Eleanor Lansing Dulles papers ... photographs, Eisenhower Library, 1866-1976 (includes photographs of Robert Lansing) Wikipedia.org, Oct. 28, 2014 (Robert Lansing; b. October 17, 1864, Watertown, New York; d. October 30, 1928, New York City; American lawyer and politician who served as Legal Advisor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I, and then as United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1915 to 1920) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lansing> Findagrave.com, Oct. 28, 2014 (Robert Lansing; b. Oct. 17, 1864; d. Oct. 30, 1928; spouse: Eleanor Foster Lansing; burial: Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York) |
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