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Cambon (JULES MARTIN a French)

JULES MARTIN, a French diplomatist; born in Paris, April 5, 1845. He studied for the law and fought in the Franco-Prussian War, reaching the grade of captain. Entering the civil service, he became prefect of Constantine in 1878, prefect of the Department CAMBON du Nord in 1882, prefect of the Rhône in 1887, Governor-General of Algeria in 1891, and Ambassador to the United States from 1897-1902. He represented Spain in drawing up the Spanish-American protocol in 1898. In 1902 he was appointed Ambassador at Madrid, and in 1907 at Berlin. Though he had resigned in December, 1913, he was still Ambassador at Berlin when the World War broke out. He became General Secretary to the Foreign Office in the cabinet of M. Briand. He was a delegate to the Peace Congress in 1919 and served subsequently on many important commissions connected with the carrying out of the treaty terms.