Hal H. Sevier

{{short description|American journalist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hal H. Sevier | image = | caption = | image_size = | country1 = Chile | ambassador_from1 = United States | term_start1 = 1933 | term_end1 = 1935 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | president1 = | birth_date = {{birth date|1878|03|16}} | birth_place = [[Columbia, Tennessee]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1940|03|10|1878|03|16}} | death_place = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], U.S. | party = | spouse = [[Clara Driscoll (philanthropist)|Clara Driscoll]]<br />(m. July 31, 1906, div. July 7, 1937) | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = Diplomat | footnotes = | awards = }}

'''Henry Hulme "Hal" Sevier''' (March 16, 1878 – March 10, 1940) was an American diplomat. He served as [[United States Ambassador to Chile]] from 1933 to 1935.

==Early life== Sevier was born on March 16, 1878, in [[Columbia, Tennessee]].<ref>''Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955''</ref>

==Career== Sevier was a newspaper editor in his home state until 1895, when he founded the ''Austin American'' newspaper in Texas.<ref name="austinamericanobit">{{cite news|title=Hal Sevier: Gentleman|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/358441171/?terms=%22Hal%2Bsevier%22|accessdate=April 1, 2018|work=The Austin American|location=Austin, Texas|date=March 13, 1940|page=4|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=registration }}</ref> He served as the editor until 1918. During World War I, he was chairman of the committee responsible for distributing public information to Argentina and Chile.<ref name="obit"/>

He served as [[United States Ambassador to Chile]] from 1933 to 1935.<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/sevier-henry-hulme Department of State website]</ref><ref name="austinamericanstatesmanobit">{{cite news|title=Death Takes Hal Sevier|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/366509892/?terms=%22Hal%2Bsevier%22|accessdate=April 1, 2018|work=Austin American-Statesman|date=March 11, 1940|page=3|location=Austin, Texas|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=registration }}</ref>

==Personal life and death== Sevier married [[Clara Driscoll (philanthropist)|Clara Driscoll]] on July 31, 1906.<ref name="austinamericanstatesmanobit"/> The couple divorced on July 7, 1937<ref>{{cite web |title=TSHA {{!}} Sevier, Henry Hulme |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/sevier-henry-hulme |website=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

Sevier died on March 10, 1940, in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]].<ref name="austinamericanstatesmanobit"/><ref name="austinamericanobit"/><ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=Henry (Hal) Sevier Dies at His Home in Tennessee|work=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|agency=Associated Press|date=March 11, 1940}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{find a Grave|41922138}}

{{s-start}} {{s-dip}} {{succession box|title=[[United States Ambassador to Chile]]|before=[[William S. Culbertson]]|after=[[Hoffman Philip]]|years=1933–1935}} {{s-end}}

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