Scruggs, William Lindsay, 1836-1912
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Editor and diplomat.
From the description of William Lindsay Scruggs papers, 1828-1955 (bulk 1893-1898). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79942527
Biographical Note
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1836, Sept. 14:
Born near Knoxville, Tenn. -
1858:
Principal, Hamilton Male Academy, Harrison, Tenn., following graduation from Strawberry Plains College in East Tennessee Married Judith Ann Potts (died 1897) -
1861:
Moved to Georgia and was admitted to the bar -
1862 -1865 :Edited Columbus Daily Sun -
1870 -1872 :Edited Atlanta New Era -
1873 -1876 :U.S. minister to Columbia -
1878 -1882 :U.S. consul at Chin-Kiang, and then at Canton, China -
1882 -1885 :U.S. minister to Columbia -
1889 -1892 :U.S. minister to Venezuela -
1894:
Appointed legal adviser and special agent of Venezuelan government, particularly with respect to the boundary dispute with Great Britain -
1898:
Published Brief concerning the Question of Boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana -
1912, July 18:
Died, Atlanta, Ga.
From the guide to the William Lindsay Scruggs Papers, 1828-1955, (bulk 1893-1898), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
referencedIn | Roger Welles Papers, 1884-1926, (bulk 1891-1926) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | William Lindsay Scruggs Papers, 1828-1955, (bulk 1893-1898) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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Relation | Name |
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correspondedWith | Andrade, José, 1838-1902 |
correspondedWith | Century Company |
correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 |
correspondedWith | Foster, John Watson, 1836-1917 |
correspondedWith | Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948 |
correspondedWith | Rojas Paúl, Juan Pablo, 1826-1905 |
associatedWith | United States. Venezuelan Boundary Commission. |
correspondedWith | Welles, Roger, 1862-1932. |
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Birth 1836-01-01
Death 1912-07-18
English,
Spanish; Castilian
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