Benjamin A. Bidlack -
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Benjamin A. Bidlack (1804–1849)
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State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Chargé d’Affaires (Colombia)
Appointed: May 14, 1845
Presentation of Credentials: December 5, 1845
Termination of Mission: Died at post on February 6, 1849- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 7, 1846, after confirmation. Commissioned to New Granada.