James Rudolph Partridge -
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James Rudolph Partridge (1823–1884)
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State of Residence: Maryland
- Minister Resident (Honduras)
Appointed: February 10, 1862
Presentation of Credentials: April 25, 1862
Termination of Mission: Left post shortly before November 14, 1862 - Minister Resident (El Salvador)
Appointed: April 16, 1863
Presentation of Credentials: June 15, 1863
Termination of Mission: Left post on or soon after March 22, 1866- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 18, 1864, after confirmation.
- Minister Resident (Venezuela)
Appointed: April 21, 1869
Presentation of Credentials: July 8, 1869
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 9, 1870 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
Appointed: May 23, 1871
Presentation of Credentials: July 31, 1871
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 11, 1877 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Peru)
Appointed: April 12, 1882
- Took oath of office and proceeded to post, but did not present credentials; left Peru on March 24, 1883.
- Minister Resident (Nicaragua)
- Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.