George Washington Lay - People - Department History
George Washington Lay (1798–1860)
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State of Residence: New York
- Chargé d’Affaires (Sweden)
Appointed: May 12, 1842
Presentation of Credentials: October 4, 1842
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on or shortly before October 11, 1845- Served at the court of Sweden and Norway; resident at Stockholm.