George W. Erving
George William Erving (1769—July 22, 1850)[1][2] was an American diplomat from colonial Boston.[3]
He was U.S. Consul in London, from 1801 to 1804. He was Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Madrid from 1804 to 1809, Special Negotiator to Copenhagen in 1811, and U.S. Minister to Spain, from 1814 to 1819.[4] He was United States Chargé d'Affaires to the Ottoman Empire, before 1831. Erving was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1834.[5]
His papers are held at Yale University.[6]
References[]
- ^ US Department of State
- ^ Some accounts of the Bowdoin family
- ^ "George W. Gerving". Magazine of American History. 1885. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ http://eafsd.org/individuals/23
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- ^ Series II. GEORGE WILLIAM ERVING PAPERS
External links[]
- Robert Walsh (1812). The American review of history and politics, and general repository of literature and state papers. 3. Printed for Farrand and Nicholas.
- "George W. Erving (1769-1850), (painting)". SIRIS
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- 1769 births
- 1850 deaths
- People from colonial Boston
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- 19th-century American diplomats
- Ambassadors of the United States to Spain
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society