Solomon Porter Hood | |
Office: | United States Ambassador to Liberia |
President: | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
Term Start: | October 26, 1921 |
Term End: | January 9, 1926 |
Predecessor: | Joseph L. Johnson |
Successor: | William T. Francis |
Office2: | United States Consul General to Monrovia |
Term Start2: | 1922 |
Term End2: | 1924 |
Birth Date: | 30 July 1853 |
Birth Place: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US |
Death Date: | 1943 (aged 89-90) |
Death Place: | Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, US |
Spouse: | Mary Anna Davis |
Party: | Republican |
Solomon Porter Hood (July 30, 18531943) the United States Minister to Liberia from 1921 to 1926.
Hood was born on July 30, 1853, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[1]
Hood was appointed by President Warren G. Harding to the position of United States Minister to Liberia on October 26, 1921. The presentation of his credentials occurred on February 13, 1922. He remained in this position until January 9, 1926.[2] Hood also served as the United States Consul General to Monrovia from 1922 to 1924.[1]
Hood married Mary Anna Davis in 1884. Hood was a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Hood was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Elks.[1]
Hood died in 1943 in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. Hood was interred at the Crystal Stream Cemetery in Locust, New Jersey.[1]