John D. Washburn

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John D. Washburn
John Washburn in 1876.
Born(1833-03-27)27 March 1833
(unknown)
Died4 April 1903(1903-04-04) (aged 70)
Worcester, Massachusetts, US
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDiplomat

John Davis Washburn (March 27, 1833–April 4, 1903)[1] was an American diplomat who was the Minister Resident/Consul General to Switzerland. [2][3]

Appointed on March 12, 1889, he presented his credentials on May 24, 1889. He was promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on July 30, 1890. On August 10, 1892, his mission was terminated.[4] He graduated from Harvard College in 1853 with a BA and from Harvard Law School in 1856 with a LLB.

References

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  1. ^ "John Davis Washburn (1833–1903)". Office of the Historian. Foreign Service Institute. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ "OBITUARY". American Antiquarian Society (PDF). April 1903. p. 316.
  3. ^ "EX-MINISTER WASHBURN DEAD.; Representative at Switzerland Under President Harrison Expires at Worcester, Mass. (Published 1903)". The New York Times. 1903-04-05. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  4. ^ "U.S. Ambassadors in Switzerland". U.S. Embassy in Switzerland & Liechtenstein. Retrieved 1 June 2023.


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