Cause of death Suicide Parents Martha Washington Jewell | Other names J. F. J. Archibald Other name J. F. J. Archibald | |
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Born September 22, 1871 ( 1871-09-22 ) Chautauqua County, New York Known for He was the first man wounded in Spanish American War Died 29 May 1934, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
James Francis Jewell Archibald (September 22, 1871 - May 29, 1934) was an American war correspondent. He was the first man wounded in Spanish American War. He was embedded with German troops in World War I and was arrested when he returned to the United States.
Biography
He was born in September 22, 1876 in Chautauqua County, New York to Dr. Francis Albert Archibald and Martha Washington Jewell. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1888.
By 1910 he was living in Washington, DC.
He was detained by the British in World War I and was found to be carrying a letter from Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States to Stephan Burián von Rajecz, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vienna. The letter described a plan to delay the production of American munitions by a strike action. He was charged with performing an "unneutral service" and later released.
His wife filed for divorce in 1927.
He committed suicide with a gunshot on May 29, 1934 in Hollywood, California.