Andrew Jackson Donelson - People - Department History
Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799–1871)
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State of Residence: Tennessee
- Chargé d’Affaires (Texas)
Appointed: September 16, 1844
Presentation of Credentials: November 29, 1844
Termination of Mission: Left Texas on or soon after August 9, 1845- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 13, 1845, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: March 18, 1846
Presentation of Credentials: July 18, 1846
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on June 9, 1849- Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: August 9, 1848
Presentation of Credentials: September 13, 1848
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on November 2, 1849- These dates refer to Donelson’s service as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Federal Government of Germany at Frankfurt.