Statistics for occurrence #1 of “France” in entry mason-john-young of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

... of Virginia. He was Secretary of the Navy under President Tyler; Attorney-General and Secretary of the Navy under President Polk. In 1853 President Pierce appointed him United States minister to France . He died in Paris, Oct. 3, 1859.
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† France (France) 17,744 2,462 0 0 0 user votes
France (Idaho, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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