Word: alen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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James J. Van Alen, "American Prince of Wales," noted Rhode Islander and prominent New Yorker, died at the age of 77 in a hospital near London, following a two months' illness. He left the United States permanently after the declaration of prohibition...
Born to great wealth and high social position, Mr. Van Alen created many sensations in his long, hectic career. He was educated at Oxford; married Emily, daughter of William Astor, who died six years after the marriage; was made U. S. Ambassador to Italy by President Cleveland in 1893, but was soon forced to resign when it was discovered that he had contributed $50,000 to Cleveland's campaign...
Always a great lover of England, Mr. Van Alen equipped a Red Cross ambulance for the British Army during the Boer War and served in it himself. He was made a Knight of the British Division of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. His passion for things English earned him many an accusation of Anglomania in his own country...
Died. James J. Van Alen, " American Prince of Wales." (See page...
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