Herbert G. Squiers
| Herbert Goldsmith Squiers | |
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In office May 27, 1902 – December 2, 1905 |
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| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Succeeded by | Edwin V. Morgan |
| 4th United States Minister to Panama | |
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In office November 8, 1906 – August 3, 1909 |
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| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Magoon |
| Succeeded by | R. S. Reynolds Hitt |
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April 20, 1859 Madoc, Ontario |
| Died | October 19, 1911 (aged 52) |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Lacy Fargo Harriet Bard Woodcock |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Maryland Agricultural College |
Herbert Goldsmith Squiers (April 20, 1859 – October 19, 1911) was a United States diplomat, serving as Minister to Cuba (1902–1905), and Panama (1906–1909) and a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army.
Squires was born April 20, 1859 in Madoc, Ontario, but his parents moved to the United States while he was young. He attended school in both Minnesota and Maryland before attending the Maryland Agricultural College.
Squiers joined the Army in 1877 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and attended the United States Artillery School. In 1880 he was transferred from the First Infantry Regiment to the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment.
In October 1885, while still a member of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, he reported for duty at St. John's College (now known as Fordham University) in New York, as the school's first Professor of Military Science and Tactics. He trained and outfitted an impressive Corps of Cadets, the predecessor of today's Army ROTC program at Fordham. In December 1890, he left the college and returned to the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment on detached service at Fort Leavenworth to appear before a board for promotion to First Lieutenant. He returned to the regiment 4 January 1891, about a week after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Troop K took heavy losses during the battle and Captain Wallace (a survivor of the Little Big Horn) and five troopers were killed and 10 wounded. Squiers took command of Troop K but shortly thereafter he resigned and left the Army early in 1891.
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