Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-02-24 | Page 2 | Publisher to Get High Post

Envoy-Elect m a 1 V r II ,'A.--. Robert W. Bingham PUBLISHER TO GET HIGH POST Ndvriy Chotan Ambassador to Croat Britain Is Wealthy Nowtpapor Man IBs Aeeele4eg "veasl LOUISVILLZ, Ky, Fab. 14 Rob-art Rob-art W. Bingham, who will succeed Andrew An-drew W. Mellon as United State sm-besMdor sm-besMdor to Oreat Britain, I a wealthy Loulavllla publisher whose Indaaend ent newspapera, tha Courier-Journal and Times, supported Franklin D Roosevelt throughout the preaidantlal campaign. Ueuaily Deakarratle la hi politics Mr. Bingham wm elected circuit ludge Judge here year aga on the Republican ticket. His newspapers, though snore often supporting Democratic Demo-cratic candidatea, have at times Indorsed In-dorsed Republicans or criticised Candidatea Can-didatea of both part lea. I Mr. Bingham wm prominent In sponsoring loose leaf tobacco cooper-slivemarset cooper-slivemarset kaaoeisilons in Kentucky ten years sgo. He la a vigorous edva-icate edva-icate of wild life preservation, and haa a Urge game preserve on hla loo,-OuO-ecre plantation near Albany, Ca. 1 No stranger to tha British Isles. Mr Bingham hM often visited London i snd has spent several hunting sesaons 1 In Scotland, where hi son, Robert W. Bingham Jr . reside. His WMllh ' I m tun ted at several million dol-i dol-i ler. Ha I t native of Orange county, i N. C and attended the University of South Carolina, tha University of Vlr-- Vlr-- ginia and th University of Louisville law arhooL He practiced law her and . held several local offices, r H hM been married three times, i He married Ms present wife, th for-I for-I mar Mies Aleen Muldoon of Loult-. Loult-. villa. While In London.