Huntington D. Sheldon

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Policeman, investigator, criminologist

AmericanBorn Huntington Denton Sheldon

Director of the Office of Current Intelligence of the US Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1961

Born on February 14, 1903 in Greenwich, Connecticut , United States

Died on May 19, 1987 in McLean, Virginia , United States

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Huntington Denton "Ting" Sheldon (February 14, 1903 – May 19, 1987) served as the Director of the Office of Current Intelligence of the US Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1961, serving under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy. Sheldon was the second Director of the OCI, and developed it into a major Office. Sheldon briefed all three Presidents; the President's Intelligence Check List, which became the President's Daily Brief, was developed by Richard Lehman under his direction.

...   Huntington Denton "Ting" Sheldon (February 14, 1903 – May 19, 1987) served as the Director of the Office of Current Intelligence of the US Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1961, serving under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy. Sheldon was the second Director of the OCI, and developed it into a major Office. Sheldon briefed all three Presidents; the President's Intelligence Check List, which became the President's Daily Brief, was developed by Richard Lehman under his direction.


Personal life
His first wife was Magda Merck, youngest daughter of George Merck, the founder of Merck & Co. They were married on April 12, 1928, and had three children, Huntington, Audrey, and Peter. The marriage ended in divorce in November 1936. He was later the husband of science-fiction writer Alice B. Sheldon (alias James Tiptree Jr.), 12 years his junior. In 1987, she shot and killed Sheldon and then herself in what was either a murder-suicide or, based on her personal writings, a suicide pact.


Education
As an undergraduate, he earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University and was a member of Scroll and Key.


References


Further reading
"Mrs. F. F. Carleton Is Wed in Florida: Daughter of the Peter H. B. Frelinghuysens Married to Huntington D. Sheldon". New York Times. No. April 3. 1938. p. 82.
"Racquets", Time, Mar 4, 1929, archived from the original on May 24, 2011
Phillips, Julie (2006), James Tiptree, Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-20385-3



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