Benjamin Franklin Whidden - People - Department History
Benjamin Franklin Whidden (1813–1896)
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State of Residence: New Hampshire
- Commissioner and Consul General (Haiti)
Appointed: July 12, 1862
Presentation of Credentials: October 1, 1862
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 23, 1865