Rockhill
WILLIAM WOOD- VILLE, an American diplomatist; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1854; entered the diplomatic service in 1884 as second secretary of legation at Peking, China; was chargé d'affaires at Seoul, Korea, in 1886- 1887; was appointed chief clerk of the State Department in 1893; was made third assistant secretary of State a year later; and first assistant in 1896. He was appointed director of the Bureau of ROCKLAND American Republics in May, 1899. After the rescue of the foreign diplomats in Peking in 1900, and United States Minister Conger was granted leave of absence, Mr. Rockhill was appointed a special ambassador to conclude peace negotiations. He was minister to China until 1905. Minister to Russia 1909, and to Turkey 1911-1913. He wrote "A'Journey to the Eastern Parts of the World" (1903); "Treaties and Conquest; China and Korea" (1904); "Chau Ju-Kua" (1911). He died in 1914.