John Russell Young -
People - Department History
John Russell Young (1840–1899)
NOTE TO READERS
Updates to the Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission database are currently suspended. For information about the Department’s current and recent leadership, we recommend visiting the Department of State homepage’s Biographies of Senior Officials and List of U.S. Ambassadors.
Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
Last
updated March 14, 2024.
State of Residence: New York
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: March 15, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: August 17, 1882
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge April 7, 1885- Commissioned to China.