# Joseph Hooker Shea

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Joseph Hooker Shea Shea circa 1915 United States Ambassador to Chile In office May 30, 1916 – May 5, 1921 President Woodrow Wilson Preceded by Henry Prather Fletcher Succeeded by William Miller Collier Personal details Born (1863-07-24)July 24, 1863 Lexington, Indiana, US Died December 23, 1928(1928-12-23) (aged 65) Indianapolis, Indiana, US

**Joseph Hooker Shea** (July 24, 1863 – December 23, 1928) was the [United States Ambassador to Chile](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Chile) from 1916 to 1921.[1]

## Biography

He was born on July 24, 1862. Shea was a member of the [Indiana Senate](/source/Indiana_Senate) from 1897 to 1899. He was a judge of the [Fortieth Judicial Circuit of Indiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fortieth_Judicial_Circuit_of_Indiana&action=edit&redlink=1) from 1906 to 1912, then a judge of the [Indiana Court of Appeals](/source/Indiana_Court_of_Appeals) from 1913 to 1916.[1]

He was the [United States Ambassador to Chile](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Chile) from May 30, 1916, to May 5, 1921.[2]

He died on December 23, 1928.[1] He was buried in [Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Patricks_Catholic_Cemetery&action=edit&redlink=1) in [Madison, Indiana](/source/Madison%2C_Indiana).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-obit_1-2) ["Joseph H. Shea Dies. Ex-Envoy to Chile. Appointed Ambassador by Wilson. Had Served on Indiana Bench"](https://www.nytimes.com/1928/12/23/archives/joseph-h-shea-dies-exenvoy-to-chile-appointed-ambassador-by-wilson.html). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. December 23, 1928. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Names Shea for Chilean Post"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/03/04/104667477.pdf) (PDF). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)*. March 4, 1916. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

## External links

- [Joseph Hooker Shea](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8935) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

Diplomatic posts Preceded by Henry P. Fletcher United States Ambassador to Chile 1916–1921 Succeeded by William Miller Collier

v t e United States ambassadors to Chile Minister Plenipotentiary Allen Chargé d'Affaires Larned Hamm Pollard Pendleton Crump Barton Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Peyton Starkweather Bigler Nelson Kilpatrick Root Logan Osborn Kilpatrick Logan Roberts Egan Porter Strobel Wilson Hicks Dawson Fletcher Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Fletcher Shea Collier Culbertson Sevier Philip Armour Bowers Beaulac Lyon Howe Woodward Cole Dungan Korry Davis Popper Landau Theberge Barnes Gillespie Kamman Guerra-Mondragón O'Leary Brownfield Kelly Simons Wolff Hammer Perez Meehan Judd

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