Word: doyen
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Died. Sir Squire Bancroft, 85, "doyen of the English" stage, for 20 years manager of the Prince o' Wales's and Haymarket Theatres, player of over 500 roles, knighted by Queen Victoria; in London, after a lingering illness...
...President then turned toward the crowd and the microphones. He was wearing a light overcoat, but no hat. During the ensuing speech of 40 minutes, Ambassador Riano of Spain, Doyen of the Diplomatic corps, deemed it proper that he, too, should remain uncovered since the President was hatless...
Number 27 of these dinners was held during the past week. The guest of honor was George Fisher Baker, Chairman of the Board of the First National Bank, doyen of U. S. bankers, hale and hearty, just on the short side of his 85th birthday and the 61st anniversary of his Wall Street career...
...Jusserand, French Ambassador retiring, announced the postponement of his departure until Jan. 6, in order that he, as doyen* of the diplomatic corps, may remain to give the President the diplomats' New Year's greeting. When M. Jusserand retires, the senior member of the diplomatic corps in Washington will be Senor Don Juan Riano y Gayangos, Chamberlain of the King of Spain and Ambassador of his most Catholic Majesty at Washington since 1913. M. Jusserand was appointed Ambassador to the U. S. in 1903. Burton K. Wheeler, onetime Vice Presidential candidate on the LaFollette ticket, proclaimed on returning...
...doyen, dean or senior member of the diplomatic corps obtains this official honor by virtue of having had the longest term of service at a given Capital; although, of course an Ambassador always outranks a Minister. The doyen (and subordinate members of his Embassy), followed by other Ambassadors (and their suites) in point of seniority, heads the official Diplomatic list published by the State Department; he takes precedent at social functions; he is the first diplomat to receive the official call of a newly arriving Ambassador; he heads the diplomatic corps as a body on ceremonial occasions; and, in emergency...