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Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903)
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State of Residence: Kentucky
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: March 28, 1861
Presentation of Credentials: July 14, 1861
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on June 25, 1862 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Spain)
Appointed: April 14, 1861
- Declined appointment.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: March 11, 1863
Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1863
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge October 1, 1869