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William J. Stillman was an American journalist, diplomat, author, historian and photographer. He was originally trained as an artist, but moved to become a journalist, primarily as a war correspondent in Crete and the Balkans, where he also dabbled in photography for his articles. He also was a United States Ambassador for a time, serving first in Rome and then in Crete after the Cretan insurrections. Stillman also wrote several books and seems to have considered himself primarily as a writer. Stillman was as associate of Charles Sumner, who is referenced in Stillman's biography "The Last Amateur: The Life of William J. Stillman." Sumner and others petitioned WHS for Stillman to receive the Rome consulship, saying that he was "an accomplished scholar and artist, an experienced traveler, an earnest and consistent Republican." Although the petition remained unlooked at for many months due to busy preparations for the Civil War, Stillman was eventually appointed the consulship.

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Biography: 
William J. Stillman was an American journalist, diplomat, author, historian and photographer. He was originally trained as an artist, but moved to become a journalist, primarily as a war correspondent in Crete and the Balkans, where he also dabbled in photography for his articles. He also was a United States Ambassador for a time, serving first in Rome and then in Crete after the Cretan insurrections. Stillman also wrote several books and seems to have considered himself primarily as a writer. Stillman was as associate of Charles Sumner, who is referenced in Stillman's biography "The Last Amateur: The Life of William J. Stillman." Sumner and others petitioned WHS for Stillman to receive the Rome consulship, saying that he was "an accomplished scholar and artist, an experienced traveler, an earnest and consistent Republican." Although the petition remained unlooked at for many months due to busy preparations for the Civil War, Stillman was eventually appointed the consulship.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Last Amateur: The Life of William J. Stillman
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Stephen L. Dyson
Chapter Title: 
The Consular Years
Publisher Name: 
SUNY Press
Year: 
2014
Start Page: 
105
End Page: 
105
ISBN: 
1438452616
Citation Notes: 
URL to the online book page referenced: https://books.google.com/books?id=JY9EBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=william+j+stillman+and+charles+sumner&source=bl&ots=XUzqKtTbdD&sig=hfHLrxEY9zkRVyXgo1CnAz0JtcE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOuoXOx5PNAhVFPT4KHQRWCDQQ6AEILzAD#v=onepage&q=william%20j%20stillman%20and%20charles%20sumner&f=false
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Stillman
Title of Webpage: 
Wikipedia
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Stillman
Title of Webpage: 
Wikipedia
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