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Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871–1950)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Colorado
State of Residence: Colorado
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Nicaragua)
Appointed: June 21, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: September 5, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 24, 1921