James Russell Lowell - People - Department History
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)
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State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Spain)
Appointed: June 11, 1877
Presentation of Credentials: August 18, 1877
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on March 2, 1880- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on October 30, 1877, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: January 26, 1880
Presentation of Credentials: March 11, 1880
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 19, 1885