Moncrieff J. Spear | |
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United States Consul General to the Bahamas | |
In office 1970–1973 |
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President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Turner B. Shelton |
Succeeded by | Ronald I. Spiers |
Personal details | |
Born |
New York, United States |
September 24, 1921
Died | October 22, 2016 | (aged 95)
Spouse(s) | Lois Stamey |
Residence | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Profession | diplomat |
Moncrieff Johnston Spear (September 24, 1921 – October 22, 2016) was an American former diplomat.
Spear was born in New York and attended Cornell University (B.A. 1946) and George Washington University (M.A. 1952). He is a World War II veteran, serving with the United States Navy. After the war, in 1946, Spear joined the United States Foreign Service. He was the United States Chargé d'Affaires ad interim in the Bahamas at the opening of the U.S. Embassy in 1973. He married Lois Stamey and has three children.