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John Lothrop Motley (1814–1877)
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State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: August 10, 1861
Presentation of Credentials: November 14, 1861
Termination of Mission: June 14, 1867- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 22, 1862.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: April 13, 1869
Presentation of Credentials: June 18, 1869
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on December 6, 1870- Commissioned to England.