William Lindsay Scruggs - People - Department History
William Lindsay Scruggs (1836–1912)
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State of Residence: Georgia
- Minister Resident (Colombia)
Appointed: April 9, 1873
Presentation of Credentials: July 24, 1873
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 26, 1876- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 11, 1873, after confirmation.
- Minister Resident (Colombia)
Appointed: April 17, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: July 19, 1882
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary December 4, 1884 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Colombia)
Appointed: July 7, 1884
Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 1884
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 15, 1885- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 27, 1885, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Venezuela)
Appointed: March 30, 1889
Presentation of Credentials: May 30, 1889
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 15, 1892