Guilford Dudley

Who was Guilford Dudley?

Guilford Dudley, was the United States ambassador to Denmark under the Nixon and Ford presidential administrations. From 1952 until 1969 Dudley served as president of Life & Casualty Insurance Company. His grandson Chris Dudley was a professional basketball player.

Guilford was the youngest child, and only son, of Guilford Dudley and Anne Dallas Dudley, a leading activist in the women's suffrage movement in the United States. He was born and died in Nashville, Tennessee. He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.