John Walker Fearn (1832–1899)

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State of Residence: Louisiana

Concurrent Appointments
1. Minister Resident/Consul General (Greece)
  Appointed: April 18, 1885
  Presentation of Credentials: November 30, 1885
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 24, 1889
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1886, after confirmation. Also accredited to Romania and Serbia; resident at Athens.
2. Minister Resident/Consul General (Romania)
  Appointed: April 18, 1885
  Presentation of Credentials: October 20, 1885
  Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge at Athens October 24, 1899
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1886, after confirmation. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
3. Minister Resident/Consul General (Serbia)
  Appointed: April 18, 1885
  Presentation of Credentials: September 28, 1885
  Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge at Athens October 24, 1889
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1886, after confirmation. Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.