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unusual facts about Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr.


Damrong Rajanubhab

Among his successors were Edward Strobel, the first American Adviser in Foreign Affairs, followed with lesser titles by Jens Westengard, Eldon James and Francis B. Sayre.


Claude A. Buss

Shortly before Pearl Harbor in 1941, Buss left USC to become executive assistant to the U.S. High Commissioner in the Philippines, who at this time was Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr..

Francis Bowes Sayre

Francis Bowes Sayre, Jr. (1915–2008), Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington, USA

Francis Bowes Sayre, Jr.

Sayre was born in the White House in 1915, the first grandchild of President Woodrow Wilson.

Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr.

The Sayre Highway stretching from Cagayan de Oro City to Kabacan, Cotabato in the Philippines was named after him, formerly named Route 3, since he was the one who spearheaded its construction.


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