George Frederick Seward - People - Department History
George Frederick Seward (1840–1910)
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State of Residence: California
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: January 7, 1876
Presentation of Credentials: April 24, 1876
Termination of Mission: Superseded August 16, 1880- Commissioned to China.