Francis Bowes Sayre Sr.

Francis Bowes Sayre Sr.
Sayre in 1939
High Commissioner to the Philippines
In office
October 28, 1939  October 12, 1942
PresidentFranklin Roosevelt
Preceded byWeldon Jones (Acting)
Succeeded byHarold L. Ickes
Personal details
Born(1885-04-30)April 30, 1885
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1972(1972-03-29) (aged 86)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeWashington National Cathedral
Spouses
(m. 1913; died 1933)
    Elizabeth Evans Graves
    (m. 1937)
    Children3
    Alma materWilliams College
    Harvard Law School
    OccupationLawyer, diplomat, educator

    Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. (April 30, 1885 – March 29, 1972) was a professor at Harvard Law School, High Commissioner of the Philippines, and a son-in-law of President Woodrow Wilson.