John Adams Dix - People - Department History
John Adams Dix (1798–1879)
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State of Residence: New York
- Minister Resident (Netherlands)
Appointed: July 27, 1866
- Declined appointment.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: September 24, 1866
Presentation of Credentials: December 23, 1866
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 23, 1869- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 2, 1867, after confirmation.