John Bigelow - People - Department History
John Bigelow (1817–1911)
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State of Residence: New York
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: March 15, 1865
Presentation of Credentials: April 23, 1865
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on December 23, 1866- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 22, 1866, after confirmation.