Alexander Hill Everett
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Alexander Hill Everett (March 19, 1792 – June 28, 1847) was an American diplomat, politician, and Boston man of letters.[1] Everett held diplomatic posts in the Netherlands, Spain, Cuba, and China. His translations of European literature, published in the North American Review, were influential for the Transcendentalism movement.[2]
Quick Facts 8th United States chargé d'affaires in the Netherlands, Appointed by ...
Alexander Hill Everett | |
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8th United States chargé d'affaires in the Netherlands | |
In office January 4, 1819 (1819-01-04) – (1824-06-07)June 7, 1824 | |
Appointed by | James Monroe |
Preceded by | William Eustis |
Succeeded by | Christopher Hughes |
8th United States Minister to Spain | |
In office September 4, 1825 (1825-09-04) – (1829-08-01)August 1, 1829 | |
Appointed by | John Quincy Adams |
Preceded by | Hugh Nelson |
Succeeded by | Cornelius P. Van Ness |
2nd United States Commissioner to the Great Qing Empire | |
In office July 4, 1845 (1845-07-04) – (1847-06-28)June 28, 1847 | |
Appointed by | James K. Polk |
Preceded by | Caleb Cushing |
Succeeded by | John Wesley Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | (1790-03-19)March 19, 1790 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | June 29, 1847(1847-06-29) (aged 57) Guangzhou, China |
Political party | National Republican Democrat (after 1836) |
Spouse | Lucretia Orne Peabody (1786-1862) |
Relations | Edward Everett (brother) |
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Profession | Lawyer, editor, diplomat, author |
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