Henry Highland Garnet - People - Department History
Henry Highland Garnet (1815–1882)
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State of Residence: New York
- Minister Resident/Consul General (Liberia)
Appointed: June 30, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: December 22, 1881
Termination of Mission: Died at post on February 13, 1882- Commission (issued during recess of the Senate) not of record; enclosed with an instruction of July 19, 1881. Recommissioned on October 26, 1881, after confirmation.