The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Sands, William Franklin

SANDS, William Franklin, American diplomatist: b. Washington, D. C., 29 July 1874. He was educated at Saint Michel, Fribourg, Switzerland, Stella Matutina College, Feldkirch, Austria, and Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. He was appointed second secretary of the American legation at Tokio, Japan, in 1896; became first secretary at Seoul, Korea, two years later and was chargé-d'affaires ad interim in 1899. From 1900 to 1904 he was adviser to the emperor of Korea, in 1905-07 was secretary and charge at Panama, in 1907-08 in Guatemala and in 1908-09 in Mexico. In 1909-11, Mr. Sands was American Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Guatemala. While in Korea he suppressed a revolution on the island of Quelpaert and for his services to French citizens during the Boxer Rebellion he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Mr. Sands is a member of the American Society of International Law and of the American Geographical and other societies.