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Benjamin Cudworth Yancey (1817–1891)
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State of Residence: Georgia
- Minister Resident (Argentina)
Appointed: June 14, 1858
Presentation of Credentials: December 1, 1858
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note from Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 30, 1859- Commissioned to the Argentine Confederation.