James Mark Sullivan (January 6, 1873 – August 15, 1935)[1] was a lawyer and the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Santo Domingo under Woodrow Wilson.

[7] He served during turbulent times in the history of the Dominican Republic and was recalled to Washington at least once because "his services have not been wholly satisfactory".

[1] Sullivan was mistakenly reported as dead in August 1920 by several American newspapers, including the Hartford Courant, which published his obituary on the front page of its August 24 issue and eulogized him as "the diplomat of the tropics" and the man "who originated shirtsleeve statesmanship" for his work as the U.S. minister to the Dominican Republic.

[9] Three days later, the Courant printed a correction and informed people that "The report this week originated in the 'New Haven Journal-Courier.'"

[10] Fifteen years to the month later, the Courant gave the report of his actual death and eulogized him as being "recalled throughout Connecticut tonight as one of the most colorful figures ever a part of the state's history.