The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-04-10
.SPLENDID o Z G AREER. il iEl' lIl,l $ !
Of MI. Edward strobel, who IA Is
81 Ee the Legal
ADVISER OF THE KING or SIAM.
lie Has Held Many Positions d
Honor In the Depiomatic. Ser
vice OF tho United
St,ltes.

a1O 0icPhCOtiN StlCSISI
Ing Thursday that the Hon. Edward
II. Strobel had been appointed legal
advisor to the king Of Siam was a
source Of qualification to those who
had watched with interest the steady
rise Of this brilliant South Carolinian
who is still a yonng man. The Colum-
bin State says Mr.. Strobel has held
Important positions under the federal
government for the past 90 years and
in view OF his en- inent fitness for such
positions Of learning end responsibility
his friends are not surprised ut the
last honor which has been conferred
upon him.
Mr.. Strobel is Il native of Charleston
but his home has been in Chester
since the beginning Of the war be-
tween the States, for it was during
the time when Charleston was being
Shclled by the enemy that his mother,
accompanied by her son and her
daughter, "rerugced" in Chester. The
family made their home there after
the death OF Mr.. Strobel which uc-
Cured before the end OF the war. The
cider Mr.. Strobel had b.cn II prosper
Gus banker.
Edward Strobcl attended the schools
in Chester until 1870 when he went to
Charleston and The tutclugc of Il cele-
bratcd school maSter-!5acht-Le Leban-
was prepared for Harvard university
In the summer Of 1873 he passed
the entrance examinations with
honorS and entered Harvard in the
celebrated class Of 1917, Of which the
late Governor Russell Of MaSSSachu-
setts WAS most distinguished mem
bcr. Congressman Littaucr OF New
York is another distinguished member
Of that class. Strobcl WAS very sue
ccssful in his college career and carried
OIL number OF hGnOrS, graduating
with much distinction. After finish
ing collegiate course lie Travelled in
Europe, beginning the study OF law
Returning to Cambridge he graduated
from the Harvard law school in the
class OF 1882.
Mr.. StrobcliS political career began in
1884, when nc was appointed secretary
Of the legation at Madrid when that
embassy was headed by the distin-
guishcd Alabamian, DR.. j. l.. NJ.
Curry, minister to Spain. In the alb
sences OF DIR. Curry, Mr. Strobcl fire.
quently acted us charge datIaires, and
won some distinction in his work i'm
the diplomatic field.
When the Republicans returned to
power under President Harrison. Mr.
Strobcl came back to this country and
practiced law in New York city
On account Of his distinguished ser
vices at Madrid. Mr.. Strobel was mad.
ilrst assistant secretary Of state when
Cleveland was elected the second time.
This was a position of great resp lIlsi-
biilty, and the honor was Il great one
for so young southern man. Later
he was appointed minister to Ecuador
and subsequently to Chilli.
His services in the latter field were
or such character that when the Re-
publicans again came into power and
he was relieved of his post in Chilli,
the people OF the latter country Joined
with the people OF the Argentine Re
public in asking that Mr. Strobel be
kept there as the special commissioner
to settle the bOundry dispute between
the two countries, Il dispute which
threatcd to be followed by serious con
sequences. He won new laurcls in
this difficult piece of work.
About that time the trustees Of
Harvard decided to establish the pro.
fessorship Of International law in the
law school with the understanding
that the appointee should have had
experience in the diplomatic field.
Mr.. Strobcl was considered by the
authorities Of the university to be the
one man among the Harvard gradu-
ates who possessed all the qualifications
for this hard position. Their sclcc-
tion proved most satisfactory and Mr..
Strobel has been Il decided success in
the chair or international law at this
great university.
t may be Of interest that Mr.. Stro-
bel with all Of his globe tro ttingn
has never COTTON married His sister,
Mrs. David IIcmphil, is still living in
Chester and his cousin, Mrs. w. *.
Bachman, is a resident of Columbia.
Capt. Wm. a. Courtcnay OF Ncwry is
also cousin. Mr.. Strobcl is proud to
claim South Carolina us his native
State.
a Good Example.
. IL