Charles Denby - People - Department History
Charles Denby (1830–1904)
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State of Residence: Indiana
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: May 29, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: October 1, 1885
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 8, 1898- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1886, after confirmation. Commissioned to China.