James Burrill Angell - People - Department History
James Burrill Angell (1829–1916)
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State of Residence: Michigan
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: April 9, 1880
Presentation of Credentials: August 16, 1880
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 4, 1881- Commissioned to China.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: April 15, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: September 3, 1897
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 13, 1898