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Henry Watson Furniss (1868–1955)
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State of Residence: Indiana
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Haiti)
Appointed: November 23, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: December 30, 1905
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on September 17, 1913- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 13, 1905, after confirmation.