Who's Who in the Far East/ROCKHILL, William Woodville
ROCKHILL, William Woodville (PEKING), Minister of the United States to China; b. April 1, 1854; m. Edith Howell Perkins. Educ.: at Paris, France. Appointed 2nd Secretary of Legation, Peking, April 9, 1884: Secretary of Legation, Peking, July 1, 1885; Charge d'Affaires, Corea, Dee.. 1886, to April, 1887; with two scientific missions to China, Mongolia and Tibat under auspices of Smithsonian Institution; received Victoria gold medal, Royal Geographical Society, 1893; Chief Clerk, Department of State, Washington, April, 1893; 3rd Assistant Secretary of State, April, 1894; Assistant Secretary of State, Feb., 1896; Minister of the U.S. to Greece. Roumania and Servia, July, 1897; Director of International Bureau of American Republics, Washington, May, 1899; Special Commissioner of U.S. to China, July 20, 1900; Plenipotentiary of U.S. for settlement of Baxer troubles, Feb., 1901; signed fin.il Protocol, Sept. 7, 1901; resumed duties at Washington, Oct., 1901; Minister of U.S. to China since March, 1905. Publications: Various oriental and geographical works. Clubs: Metropolitan, Washington; Comos, Washington. Address: American Legation, Peking, North China.