Leland Barrows Explained

Leland Judd Barrows
Order:1st
Ambassador From:United States
Country:Cameroon
Term Start:June 1960
Term End:6 September 1966
President:Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Predecessor:Boland More (ad interim)
Successor:Robert L. Payton[1]
Order2:1st
Ambassador From2:United States
Country2:Togo
Term Start2:August 1960
Term End2:27 June 1961
President2:Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Predecessor2:none, office created
Successor2:Leon B. Poullada
Birth Date:October 27, 1906
Birth Place:Hutchinson, Kansas, Reno County, Kansas
Spouse:Mabel Irene Conley
Profession:Diplomat

Leland Judd Barrows (October 27, 1906 – March 3, 1988) was an American ambassador to Cameroon and Togo. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. He married Mabel Irene Conley on March 21, 1935.

He served various diplomatic positions including a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa and foreign service officer; along with his ambassadorships; as well as a Newspaper reporter and radio broadcaster outside of the State Department. He died in 1988.[2]

His parents were Eugene Barrows and Florence Emma (Judd) Barrows.

Education

He graduated from the University of Kansas with a master's degree in political science.[3]

Career

Narrows has had a varied career in government. While Harry Truman was president, he served in the Office of Price Administration, the Federal Public Housing Authority, and the Department of State, 1944–48; Executive Assistant to the Special, Representative in Europe, Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948–53; Director, Mission to Greece, Foreign Operations Agency, 1952–54; and Mission to Vietnam, 1949–1958.[4]

Personal life

Barrows was married to Irene Conley Barrows, with whom he had two children. His son, Leland C. Barrows, was a graduate of Columbia University and served as a history professor at Voorhees College.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Ambassador to Cameroon.
  2. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Barrett-england to Barrus. Lawrence. Kestenbaum.
  3. News: LELAND J. BARROWS, 81, DIES . 7 November 2019 . The Washington Post.
  4. Web site: Oral History Interview with Leland Barrows . Harry S. Truman Library and Museum . 7 November 2019.
  5. Web site: October 1967. The Foreign Service Journal, October 1967. July 6, 2021. American Foreign Service Association. 54.
  6. Web site: Voorhees College. 2021-07-07. www.voorhees.edu.