Robert Sanderson McCormick

Robert Sanderson McCormick
Photograph of McCormick, c. 1896
United States Ambassador to France
In office
May 2, 1905 – March 2, 1907
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byHorace Porter
Succeeded byHenry White
United States Ambassador to Russia
In office
January 12, 1903 – March 27, 1905
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byCharlemagne Tower, Jr.
Succeeded byGeorge von Lengerke Meyer
1st United States Ambassador to Austria
In office
June 26, 1902 – December 29, 1902
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byHimself (as Minister)
Succeeded byBellamy Storer
United States Minister to Austria
In office
April 29, 1901 – June 26, 1902
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded byAddison Clay Harris
Succeeded byHimself (as Ambassador)
Personal details
Born(1849-07-26)July 26, 1849
Rockbridge County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 1919(1919-04-16) (aged 69)
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse
Katherine Medill
(m. 1876)
ChildrenJoseph M. McCormick
Katrina McCormick
Robert R. McCormick
Parent(s)William Sanderson McCormick
Mary Ann Grigsby
RelativesSee McCormick family
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
OccupationDiplomat

Robert Sanderson McCormick (July 26, 1849 – April 16, 1919) was an American diplomat. Born in rural Virginia, he was part of the extended McCormick family that became influential in Chicago.


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