Gordon Paddock

Paddock, Gordon (1865-1932)

was appointed Secretary of the American Legation in Seoul in 1901, as well as Vice and Deputy Consul General; he became Consul General in 1902. When the Legation closed in November 1905, his duties as Secretary ceased, and the following year he was appointed Vice Consul General. In 1909 he went to Manchuria as Vice and Deputy Consul, first in Harbin and then in Mukden (now Shenyang). In 1910 he began diplomatic service in Persia, as Consul in Tabriz, and then in Tehran. Paddock received commendations for his efforts to protect foreign nationals in Tabriz from a succession of invading troops during WWI and its aftermath. He was assigned to Belgrade in 1922, and to Copenhagen as First Secretary of the American Legation. His final post was as First Secretary of the American Embassy in Paris in 1930, from which he retired later that year. The women standing to his left could be Paddock's wife, although this is unconfirmed

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Willard Straight, Edwin Morgan and Gordon Paddock

Gordon Paddock (pictured in the second row in the middle) and Senator Newlands (second row, towards the right) and his party are shown here with a group of Korean scholars and female entertainers.

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Group of Koreans with Gordon Paddock, Edwin Morgan and Willard Straight

Gordon Paddock, Edwin Morgan and Willard Straight seated in the second in a group that appears to be the Korean personnel of the US Consulate in Seoul. The building is located in the background.

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Gordon Paddock's house, Seoul

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Gordon Paddock, Alice Roosevelt, Nick Longworth, in front of the Legation at Seoul. Alice Roosevelt's party travelled to the Far East and visited Korea in August 1905.
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