John Edmund Bacon (1830–1897)

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State of Residence: South Carolina

Concurrent Appointments
1. Chargé d’Affaires (Paraguay)
  Appointed: April 28, 1885
  Presentation of Credentials: September 16, 1885
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident October 23, 1888
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1886, after confirmation. Also accredited to Uruguay; resident at Montevideo.
2. Chargé d’Affaires (Uruguay)
  Appointed: April 28, 1885
  Presentation of Credentials: July 21, 1885
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident October 8, 1888
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1886, after confirmation. Also accredited to Paraguay; resident at Montevideo.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Minister Resident (Paraguay)
  Appointed: August 10, 1888
  Presentation of Credentials: Officially recognized on October 23, 1888
  Termination of Mission: Left post on December 26, 1888
  - Also accredited to Uruguay; resident at Montevideo.
2. Minister Resident (Uruguay)
  Appointed: August 10, 1888
  Presentation of Credentials: October 8, 1888
  Termination of Mission: Left post on December 26, 1888
  - Also accredited to Paraguay; resident at Montevideo.