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Amos J. Peaslee

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to the post of U.S. Ambassador to Australia, serving from 1953 until 1956. From 1956 until 1959, he served as a Deputy Special Assistant to President Eisenhower at the
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Peaslee enlisted in the United States Army after graduation from law school, ultimately attaining the rank of Major. In March 1918, Army General
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in the fall of 1904 with the class of 1908, but ultimately moved up a year to graduate with the class of 1907. He graduated from law school at
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During World War II, Peaslee was a Commander in the United States Navy, training coast guardsmen in sabotage prevention techniques.
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during World War One and the U.S.-led peace efforts that followed. Peaslee retained an original copy of the
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disarmament discussion and as a U.S. advisor to the delegation to the
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Peaslee was nominated by President Eisenhower and confirmed by the
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Peaslee went on to compile and edit a multi-volume work entitled
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He became involved in national politics in 1948, working on
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United States Ambassador to Australia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pete Jarman
Clarksboro
New Jersey
Manhattan
New York City
Alma mater
Swarthmore College
United States
United States Army
United States Navy
World War I
World War II
Major
Commander
Australia
President of the United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States Army
World War I
United States Navy
World War II
American Peace Society
Charter of the United Nations
Clarksboro, New Jersey
Quaker
Swarthmore College
Columbia University

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