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Brig.-Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.1, Maryland (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McLane , Robert Milligan 1815 -1898 (search)
McLane, Robert Milligan 1815-1898
Diplomatist; born in Wilmington, Del., June 23, 1815; a son of Louis McLane; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1837, and assigned to the 1st Artillery.
In 1841-43 he studied the dike and drainage systems of Italy and Holland.
Returning to the United States, he resigned from the army; began practising law in Maryland; and was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1844, 1846, and 1848.
In 1853 President Pierce appointed him United States commissioner to China, with plenipotentiary powers.
After accomplishing his mission he returned to the United States.
In 1859 he was appointed United States minister to Mexico, where he negotiated a treaty for the protection of American citizens.
He again held a seat in Congress in 1878-82, and soon after the expiration of his last term was elected governor of Maryland.
In 1885-89 he was United States minister to France.
He died in Paris, France, April 16, 1898.
Brig.-Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.1, Maryland (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2 : Maryland 's First patriotic movement in 1861 . (search)