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

  • 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)

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Birth 1836-01-01

Death 1912-07-18

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Spanish; Castilian

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