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    George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882)

    Non-career appointee
    State of Residence: Vermont

    1. Minister Resident (Turkey)
      Appointed: May 29, 1849
      Presentation of Credentials: March 11, 1850
      Termination of Mission: Presented recall December 19, 1853
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jun 24, 1850.
    2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Italy)
      Appointed: March 20, 1861
      Presentation of Credentials: June 23, 1861
      Termination of Mission: Died at Vallombrosa July 23, 1882
      • Moved the U.S. Legation from Turin to Florence in 1865 and from Florence to Rome in 1871.