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Thomas Hart Seymour (1807–1868)
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State of Residence: Connecticut
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: May 24, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: April 2, 1854
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 17, 1858- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 6, 1853, after confirmation.