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Joseph Albert Wright (1810–1867)

State of Residence: Indiana
  1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
    Appointed: June 1, 1857
    Presentation of Credentials: September 3, 1857
    Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 1, 1861
    • Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on June 14, 1858, after confirmation.
  2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
    Appointed: June 30, 1865
    Presentation of Credentials: September 3, 1865
    Termination of Mission: Died at post on May 11, 1867
    • Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 22, 1866, after confirmation.