Elihu Benjamin Washburne (1816-1887)

Elihu Benjamin Washburne was a U.S congressman from Illinois from 1853-69 and was appointed secretary of state in the cabinet of President Grant, but resigned a few days afterward to accept a diplomatic mission to France. Washburne was the only foreign minister in Paris who continued at his post during the Franco-Prussian War.

Date:
1865 circa 5 years
Original Format:
Photographic Print
Item#:
MES05073
Height:
1117px
Width:
849px
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