Jay Pierrepont Moffat | |
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7th United States Ambassador to Canada | |
In office June 13, 1940 – January 25, 1943 | |
President | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Preceded by | James H. R. Cromwell |
Succeeded by | Ray Atherton |
Personal details | |
Born | January 7, 1896 Rye, New York, United States |
Died | January 25, 1943 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | (aged 47)
Spouse |
Lilla Cabot Grew
(m. 1927) |
Relations | Abbot Low Moffat (brother) John Campbell White (brother-in-law) |
Parent(s) | Reuben Burnham Moffat Ellen Low Pierrepont |
Education | Groton School Harvard University |
Profession | Diplomat |
Jay Pierrepont Moffat (January 7, 1896 – January 25, 1943) was an American diplomat, historian and statesman who, between 1917 and 1943, served the State Department in a variety of posts, including that of United States Ambassador to Canada during the first year of U.S. participation in World War II.[1]