Abraham Rencher - People - Department History
Abraham Rencher (1798–1883)
NOTE TO READERS
Updates to the Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission database are currently suspended. For information about the Department’s current and recent leadership, we recommend visiting the Department of State homepage’s Biographies of Senior Officials and List of U.S. Ambassadors.
Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
Last
updated March 14, 2024.
State of Residence: North Carolina
- Chargé d’Affaires (Portugal)
Appointed: September 22, 1843
Presentation of Credentials: February 24, 1844
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on November 4, 1847- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 11, 1844, after confirmation.