The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-06
URTIS.GUILD, JR., DIES
AT HIS BOSTON HOME
Former Ambassador to Russia
Victim Of PnPu-
monia.

BosroN. April s Tuesday Curtis
Guild, Jr., Ex-Governor and eN-Ambassa.
dor TO Russia, who was stricken with
pneumonia last Friday. died at his home
hers at 80 this morning. Mr.. Guild
was suffering from severe cold when
he returned from trip to Salem last
Thursday lie became rapidly worse,
the ailment being diagnosed as pneu-
MONA.
Curtis Guild. Jr. three times electei
Governor OF Massachusetts and AM
bassaior 10 Russia in the Taft admins
tration. was born IN Boston on February
=. 1860. He was the son OF Curtis and
Sarah Croker Cobb Guild His father
was the founder OF the Boston CONNER
cial BpilCtin
lie WAS cducaled AZ niss Lcwiss
private school at Roxbury. at Chauncey
Hall School. Boston. and AZ Harvard
College. whore he obtaine his first
Journalistic experience as editor OF the
Crimson and the Lnmpoon He was
graduated with highest honors In 1881.
In 1854, after travelling IN Europe,
no was admitted to fun partnership with
his father and uncle in the ownership of
the Bidletin.. In 1902 he took sole
charge of the paper.
His political career began at the age
OF II. In 1895 he was elected chairman
Of the Republican state convention He
was prominent as a speaker for Mckin-
ley In 1896 and 1900, and IN 1902 he was
elected Licuters M -C;ovcrnor OF Massa-
chusetts. After serving as Lieutenant
Governor until 1908 he was elected Gov
ernor, an honor which fell TO him twice
subsequently. In April. 1911, he was
appointed 10 represent this country at
the Russian capital.
lie was interested in military affairs
since his first training IN a military
school. He was an officer in the iIar-
ward Rife Corps and then received
commission in Troop \, First Massa-
chusctts cavalry. GOV. Wolcott even
tually made him a Brigadier-Geueral and
lnspector-General of rifle practice. The
day after the sinking of the Maine he
asked tho Governor TO 'ie his name
as volunteer in the expected war.
Col Guild enlisted as First Lieuten-
ant and adJutant OF tho sixth Massa-
Chusotts and was made Lieutenant
Colonel and inspector-general lie broke
IN the fever camp at Miama, ar
RANGED tho camp sites At Savannah,
framed the Savannah port regulations.
quellel a mutlny in the Second Illinois
Regiment and accompanied the army OF
invasion ms inspcctor-general, lie acted
az chief Of the secret service when the
Spanish inhabitants were living in daily
guerrillas. Investigated all claims for
lanf damages and devised many re-
forms in the early American admnis-
tration OF Havana city and district. At
the close of the war he received the
title Of Mator-Iieneral OF the Massa-
chusetts Volunteer Militia.
He was member OF the Boston
Chamber OF Commerce, was a Thirty
third degree Mason. a member of tho
Mass achusetts Republican Club. OF
which he was the founder, Besides his
regular newspaper work he coca sonaly
contributed to various publications. 1.-THE
North American Review" and Serb
ner's" and "Harper's' among them. lie
received honorary degrees from will
Jams College and from Holy Cross Col
lege.
At its 35Oth jubilee in 1909 the Unit
versity Of Geneva. Switzerland bestowed
its historic honorary degree OF s T. n.
upon him in recognition OF services per
formed in the interests Of public
morality. The King Of Italy conferred
upon Gov Guild in 1908 the docora ion
OF Grand officer of tho Crown OF
Italy in recognition of legislation for
| the protection of immigrants from
| fraudulent bankers and OF legislation for
| the . Protection hf children from
padE0Hes,
on June 1, 1892. Gov Guild mar
| ried III Boston Charlotte II. johnson, a
! daughter OF ID G. johnson.