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Shotwell, James Thomson
Shotwell, James Thomson James Thomson Shotwell, c. 1920–30.

James Thomson Shotwell

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Born:
Aug. 6, 1874, Strathroy, Ont., Can.
Died:
July 15, 1965, New York, N.Y., U.S. (aged 90)
Subjects Of Study:
international relations
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James Thomson Shotwell (born Aug. 6, 1874, Strathroy, Ont., Can.—died July 15, 1965, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a Canadian-born American historian and diplomat who was a notable scholar of international relations in the 20th century. A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.A., 1898) and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1903), Shotwell taught history and international relations at Columbia until his retirement in 1942. Shotwell served as an adviser to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1917 on the political and historical aspects of potential postwar problems and was subsequently a delegate to the Versailles peace conference. After the United States’ rejection ...(100 of 277 words)

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