Charlemagne Tower Jr.

Charlemagne Tower Jr. (April 17, 1848 – February 24, 1923[1]) was an American businessman, scholar, and diplomat.

[3] In July 1876 Tower returned to the United States and was admitted to the bar in 1878, later doing business in the mining and railroad sectors.

[4] He served as Minister to Austria-Hungary (1897–1899) for President William McKinley before being transferred to Russia as Ambassador (1899–1902).

Following his post in St. Petersburg, he served as Ambassador to Germany from December 1902 to June 1908 under President Theodore Roosevelt.

[5] In 1923 Tower and his wife were living in the Green Hill Farms Hotel in Overbrook, outside of Philadelphia.