Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin

American statesman

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1837

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1914

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin (February 13, 1837 – July 19, 1914) was an American statesman. His parents were American missionaries in Greece.
Born in Argos, Greece, but then educated in the United States, he pursued careers as a journalist, author, and diplomat.
In 1883, he was appointed as the first American Minister to Persia, a post he occupied for two years. It was he who first drafted the diplomatic code used by the American legation in Persia.