Lewis Cass, Jr.
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Ambassador Lewis Cass, Jr. | |
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| U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See | |
| In office 1849–1858 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob L. Martin |
| Succeeded by | John P. Stockton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | January 27, 1878 (aged 63–64) Paris, France |
| Nationality | American |
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Lewis Cass, Jr. (1814 – January 27, 1878) was an American diplomat of the United States to the Holy See.
Biography[]
Cass Jr. was born to Lewis Cass, Sr. and Elizabeth Cass in 1814.[1]
Cass began serving as the second Chargé d'affaires to the Holy See in 1849, a year after his father's candidacy for the presidency;[2] a position he would hold until his promotion to, which created the position of, Minister Resident in 1854. He would remain the representative to the Holy See until 1858.[3][4] On February 25, 1856, he was nominated to serve as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, but the nomination was withdrawn.[5]
During his service, Cass was forced to deal with the revolutionary Roman Republic of 1849, which saw Pope Pius IX fleeing Rome.[6] Then Secretary of State James Buchanan would instruct him to hold off from approaching either the Holy See or the revolutionary government and instead help the U.S. to determine who it should send him as a representative to.[2][7] He would also be contacted by Cardinal Antonelli to discuss the mission of then Archbishop Bedini to examine the status of the Catholic Church in the United States. His role during the revolution and handling of archbishop Bedini, would eventually earn him criticism domestically, especially from Catholic Americans.[8][9]
Cass Jr. would die in Paris on January 27, 1878, without any children.[1]
Reference[]
- ^ a b Burton, Clarence Monroe (1922). The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
- ^ a b Frederick, Peter Jerome (1966). European Influences on the Awakening of the American Social Consicence, 1886-1904. University of California.
- ^ Inc, Press Association Compilers (1924). Ledyard - Cass Biographical Records: Benjamin Ledyard, Benjamin Ledyard, 2d., Henry Ledyard, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Lewis Cass Ledyard, Jonathan Cass, Lewis Cass. Press Association.
- ^ Michigan History. Vol. Vol. 40. Michigan Department of State. 1956.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "Lewis Cass Jr. - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ Franco, Massimo (2008). Parallel Empires: The Vatican and the United States -- Two Centuries of Alliance and Conflict. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-51893-2.
- ^ Polk, James Knox (1910). The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849: Now First Printed from the Original Manuscript in the Collections of the Chicago Historical Society. A. C. McClurg & Company. ISBN 978-1-62376-929-1.
- ^ Society, United States Catholic Historical (1933). Historical Records and Studies.
- ^ Studies, International Institute of Garibaldian (1984). Pages from the Garibaldian Epic. International Institute of Garibaldian Studies. ISBN 978-92-9013-004-8.
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