Joseph Albert Wright - People - Department History
Joseph Albert Wright (1810–1867)
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State of Residence: Indiana
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: June 1, 1857
Presentation of Credentials: September 3, 1857
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 1, 1861- Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on June 14, 1858, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: June 30, 1865
Presentation of Credentials: September 3, 1865
Termination of Mission: Died at post on May 11, 1867- Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 22, 1866, after confirmation.