John Armour Bingham (1815–1900)

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State of Residence: Ohio

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Japan)
Appointed: May 31, 1873
Presentation of Credentials: October 7, 1873
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 2, 1885
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 11, 1873, after confirmation.