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Benton McMillin (1845–1933)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Peru)
Appointed: July 2, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 5, 1919 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
Appointed: September 23, 1919
Presentation of Credentials: January 15, 1920
Termination of Mission: Normal relations interrupted on December 6, 1921- The new government of Guatemala was still unrecognized by the United States when McMillin left post on January 5, 1922.