Benjamin Franklin Angel - People - Department History
Benjamin Franklin Angel (1815–1894)
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State of Residence: New York
- Minister Resident (Sweden)
Appointed: July 17, 1857
Presentation of Credentials: November 4, 1857
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on June 25, 1861- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 14, 1858, after confirmation. Served at the court of Sweden and Norway; resident at Stockholm.