Foster, John W. (John Watson), 1836-1917
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- Foster, John Watson, 1836-1917
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1836-03-02
Death Date
- 1917-11-15
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Army
Birth Place
- Petersburg (Ind.)
Associated Locale
- United States
Occupation
U.S. Minister to Mexico
U.S. Minister to Russia
U.S. Minister to Spain
U.S. Secretary of State
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Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Foster, John Watson, 1836-1917
Sources
- found: His Arbitration and the Hague Court, 1980, c1904:t.p. (John W. Foster)
- found: Wikipedia, website viewed 12 October 2010(John W. Foster; John Watson Foster (March 2, 1836-November 15, 1917) was an American military man, journalist, diplomat, lawyer, general, and politician. Born in Petersburg, Indiana and rased in Evansville, Indiana; first a lawyer and then general for the Union in the American Civil War; journalist and editor of Evansville Daily Journal from 1865-1869; U.S. Minister to Mexico (1873-1880), to Russia (1880-1881) and Spain (1883-1885); United States Secretary of State (June 29, 1892-February 23, 1893); drafted the Treaty of Shimonoseki of 1895; political party, Republican)
- found: Wikipedia, Aug. 13, 2018:"John W. Foster" (John Watson Foster (March 2, 1836-November 15, 1917) was an American diplomat and military officer, as well as a lawyer and journalist. His highest public office was U.S. Secretary of State under Benjamin Harrison, although he also proved influential as a lawyer in technically private practice in the international relations sphere. Military service: Colonel; American Civil War; Union Army)
- found: OCLC, Aug. 13, 2018(predominant usage: John W. Foster; other usage: JWF, John Foster)
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Change Notes
- 1980-07-03: new
- 2018-08-17: revised
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