Henry Wheaton - People - Department History
Henry Wheaton (1785–1848)
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State of Residence: New York
- Chargé d’Affaires (Denmark)
Appointed: March 3, 1827
Presentation of Credentials: September 20, 1827
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on or shortly before May 29, 1835 - Chargé d’Affaires (Germany)
Appointed: March 3, 1835
Presentation of Credentials: June 9, 1835
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 29, 1837- Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: March 7, 1837
Presentation of Credentials: September 29, 1837
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 18, 1846- Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin.