John Potter Stockton - People - Department History
John Potter Stockton (1826–1900)
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State of Residence: New Jersey
- Minister Resident (Holy See)
Appointed: June 15, 1858
Presentation of Credentials: November 27, 1858
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 23, 1861- Commissioned as Minister Resident at Rome.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Austria)
- Not commissioned; nomination rejected by the Senate.