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George Van Ness Lothrop (1817–1897)
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State of Residence: Michigan
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: May 7, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: July 31, 1885
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on August 1, 1888- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1886, after confirmation.