Bainbridge Colby

Bainbridge Colby
43rd United States Secretary of State
In office February 13, 1920 – March 4, 1921
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Robert Lansing
Succeeded by	Charles Evans Hughes
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 29th New York County district
In office January 1, 1901 – December 31, 1902
Preceded by	Hal Bell
Succeeded by	George B. Clark
Personal details
Born	(1869-12-22)December 22, 1869 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1950(1950-04-11) (aged 80) Bemus Point, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican (Before 1912) Progressive (1912–1920) Democratic (1920–1950)
Other political affiliations	Independence (1916)
Spouse(s)	Nathalie Sedgwick Ann Ahlstrand Ely
Children	7
Education	Williams College (BA) New York Law School (LLB)

Bainbridge Colby (December 22, 1869 – April 11, 1950) was an American politician and attorney who was^[1] a co-founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State. Colby was a Republican until he helped co-found the National Progressive Party in 1912; he ran for multiple offices as a member of that party, but never won.^[2][3]

Colby served as Secretary of State from February 1920^[3] until 1921, at a time when President Woodrow Wilson was medically handicapped and largely out of touch. He is best known for promoting a Good Neighbor policy for Latin America, and for denouncing the communist regime in Russia.