Matthew Whitaker Ransom - People - Department History
Matthew Whitaker Ransom (1826–1904)
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State of Residence: North Carolina
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: February 23, 1895
Presentation of Credentials: April 18, 1895
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 1, 1895- This appointment was characterized as a nullity in an opinion of the Acting Attorney General on August 15, 1895.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: August 24, 1895
Presentation of Credentials: September 18, 1895
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 13, 1897- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 5, 1895, after confirmation. New letter of credence filed with the Foreign Minister on September 18, 1895, and not formally presented.