Frost, Francis Willoughby, 1876-1935
Dates
- Existence: 1876 - 1935
Biography
Francis Willoughby Frost (1876-1935) of Chicago, Illinois, was the son of George Henry Frost (1838-1917) and Louisa Hunt Frost (1839-1923). He married Alice Birney Blackwell Frost (1881-1938) in 1907; the couple had two sons, Francis Willoughby Frost (1909-1992) and George Henry Frost (1914-1969).
In 1905, Francis Frost accompanied United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft on a diplomatic mission to Asia. Frost left Taft's party after Beijing, China, and continued to travel for nine months before returning home to New Jersey.
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Francis Willoughby Frost papers and photographs
Correspondence, photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, and others papers compiled by Francis Willoughby Frost relating primarily to travel while accompanying United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft on a 1905 diplomatic mission resulting in the Taft-Katsura Agreement. Locations visited include Manila, Philippines, and Tokyo, Japan.