 Loring Christie

Loring Cheney Christie (January 21, 1885 – April 8, 1941) was a Canadian diplomat who was the Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States from 1939 until his death in office in 1941.Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the oldest son of James Alexander Christie and Evelyn Read, Christie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Acadia University in 1905, and a Bachelor of Law degree from Harvard University in 1909.