The citizen., 1914-11-27
New Ambassador to France a
Grandson of Former Editor
of 1.-The Citizen" Inter
esting Facts About
His Family.

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G. Sharp will present his credentials as
American Ambassador to France tc
President Poincare on December 1st,
and take over the office held by Myron
I. Herrick of Ohio.
/ Although Mr.. Sharp was confirmed
several weeks ago, and has been waiting
in Paris for some time, the outcome OF
the European War has made it neces-
slry for him to remain there until the
time stated
The above notice makes apropos the
/ appended story concerning the new am
bassador, his family, and especially his
grandfather, the late George w. Sharp,
who was one Of the early editors and
publishers of The CITIZEN, which to
the best of our ability to discover was
about from the year 1917 to 1884,
when he went West and settled in the
State of Ohio.
The writer of the article is Mr.. Rob-
ert G.. Patterson, who was for some time
connected with the Forum. published in
Fargo, North Dakota. In the summer
Of 1902, Dir. Patterson was in Freder-
lex, and was caller at THE CITIZEN
Office, in company with Miss Bessie
Motter, daughter of Judge John C.
Motter, and Miss Virginia Motter (now
Mrs. Writ II. Tutwiler. of Philadel-
phia) daughter of DR. Geo. 7. Motter,
of Taneytown.
General L. Victor Baughman was
then alive, and received the party, and
they talked much of the matter con
tanned in the following article. General
Baughman, according to the writer,
seemed to fully remember Mr.. Sharp 5
ownership Of The CITIZEN, and referred
to him as Senator Sharp, SO the writer
presumes that he may have held seat
in the Maryland State Senate around
about 1927.
The New York World, in an editorial
in their issue of September Z. 1914,
states that Ambassador Herrick is the
only foreign diplomat who remains ii
Paris under stress Of war times. Con-
tinuing it says;
'NIr. Sharp. who is to succeed Mr..
Herrick, also is in Paris, but with fine
sense of patriotism he has refused to
present his credentials. and Mr. Herrick
remains Ambassador. with Mr.. Sharp
assisting him unofieially.
The United States has a right to feel
proud of a man of that kind, This
right is stronger by r,ason Of the Ger
t4inty that what Mr.. IIerrick and Mr..
Sharp are doing in Paris would have
been done in similar circumstances by
American representatives in any of the
otherEuropean capitals.
The American diplomatic service may
be an object Of snobbish derision in
peace, but in war it commands the re-
spect Of the whole world"
Citizens of Frederick may find interest
in the fact that the new American am
bassador to France. William Graves
Sharp. of Elyria, Ohio, is indirectly an
export of the city of Frederick through
the fact that he is the grandson of the
late George w. Sharpe, one Of the early
editors and publishers of THE FREDERICK
CITIZEN, and rather prominent figure
in the Democratic party in northern
Maryland prior to 1884 when he re-
moved his family to Ohio.
While the Sharpe family settled in
Ohio eighty years ago the descendants of
George W. Sharpe have not forgotten
Frederick was his home and regard that
city as the starting point of their family
on this side Of the water.
When but II years of age George W.
Sharpe published and edited THE FRED
ERIcK CITIZEN. He married Miss Car
oline SnideI, of Taneytown, daughter of
Captain Nicholas Snider of that place.
United States Marshal during the Jack
son and Van Buren administrations and
prominent in the Maryland State Demo
cratic councils of that day. During the
visit of the Marquis de La Fayette to
this country in 1924, Captain Snider
was appointed by President Monroe as
one Of the distinguished Frerch soldier
escorts through Maryland.
Another daughter of Captain Snider
married Thomas Rudisel. Of Taneytown,
whose daughter is the widow of the late
DR.. George I. Motter, of that place,
brother of Judge Motter, of Frederick.
The last of the Snider family, Mrs.
Shapes youngest sister, was Miss Ellen
Snider. who died only few years ago
in Washington at the age of 81 years.
On their removal to the west, Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Sharpe settled in
Delaware, OHIO, a fourishing city Just
north of Columbus and the seat Of Ohio