Lawrence Townsend - People - Department History
Lawrence Townsend (1860–1954)
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State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
Appointed: June 9, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: August 18, 1897
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 29, 1899 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: April 12, 1899
Presentation of Credentials: June 18, 1899
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 5, 1905- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 14, 1899, after confirmation.