William Rufus Day State of Residency: Ohio Appointment: Apr 26, 1898 Entry on Duty: Apr 28, 1898 Termination of Appointment: Sep 16, 1898 Presidency: McKinley

As Secretary of State

• Secured the neutrality of the nations of western Europe in the Spanish-American War

• Signed the protocol of 1898 for the the cessation of hostilities

Foreign Travels

Foreign Relations of the United States:
1898

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Born: April 17, 1849
Died: July 9, 1923
Married: Mary Elizabeth Schaefer
Education: University of Michigan
Occupation: Lawyer

Government Positions

• Appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1886-1890

• United States Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, but because of ill health resigned before taking office

• Assistant Secretary of State 1897-1898

• Was chairman of the United States Commission that negotiated and signed the treaty of peace of 1898 with Spain

• Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1899-1903

• Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1903-1922

• Umpire in the Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany 1922-1923

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