Henry Rootes Jackson - People - Department History
Henry Rootes Jackson (1820–1898)
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State of Residence: Georgia
- Chargé d’Affaires (Austria)
Appointed: May 24, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: September 16, 1853
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident on September 28, 1854- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 8, 1854, after confirmation.
- Minister Resident (Austria)
Appointed: June 29, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: September 28, 1854
Termination of Mission: Left post on or after June 1, 1858- Nominated February 25, 1856, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: March 23, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: June 11, 1885
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 7, 1886