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Bayard Taylor (1825–1878)
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State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: March 4, 1878
Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1878
Termination of Mission: Died at post on December 19, 1878- Commissioned to Germany.