Charles Payson - People - Department History
Charles Payson (?–1913)
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States of Residence: New York, Massachusetts
- Third Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: June 11, 1878
Entry on Duty: June 22, 1878
Termination of Appointment: June 30, 1881 - Chargé d’Affaires (Denmark)
Appointed: June 30, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: August 12, 1881
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 23, 1882- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on October 29, 1881, after confirmation.