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John Bigelow
John Bigelow
John Bigelow
Political career
Abraham Lincoln appointed him Consul at Paris in 1861, progressing to Chargé d’Affaires, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Napoleon III. In 1865, he became Minister to France and helped block the Confederacy’s efforts to acquire ships in Europe. He published an edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin in 1868, and "The Life of Samuel J. Tilden" in 1895, and assisted Tilden in exposing the graft of the Tweed administration in New York. After living in Germany for three years, he returned to New York, where he was elected Secretary of State. He was instrumental as one of Tilden’s Estate Trust Executors. He carried out Tilden’s wishes, over several years, to develop the New York Public Library. He was a staunch proponent of the development of the Panama Canal. He was a friend of Philippe Bunau Varilla, who brought Panama’s declaration of Independence to Bigelow’s home. Panama’s first proposed flag, made there by Mrs. Bunau Varilla, was rejected by the Panamanians, who made their own.
Born Died
November 25, 1817(1817-11-25) Malden-on-Hudson, New York, U.S. December 19, 1911 (aged 94) New York City
Legacy
On August 8, 2001, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani signed a bill adding the name "John Bigelow Plaza" to the intersection of 41st Street and Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, directly in front of the famous main branch of the New York Public Library.
John Bigelow (November 25, 1817 - December 19, 1911) was an American lawyer and statesman.
Life
Born in Malden-on-Hudson, New York, he graduated from Union College in 1835 where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Society and the Philomathean Society, and was admitted to the bar in 1838. From 1849 to 1861, he was one of the editors and co-owners of the New York Evening Post. On June 11, 1850, Bigelow married Jane Tunis Poultney: their son Poultney Bigelow was a lawyer and a noted journalist and editor.
Sources
• "The Life Of Samuel J. Tilden", Written by John Bigelow, 1895 Revised and edited by; Nikki Oldaker 2009: ISBN 978-0-9786698-1-2Samuel Tilden.com • Mr. Lincoln and Friends: John Bigelow • Mellander, Gustavo A.(1971) The United States in Panamanian Politics: The Intriguing Formative Years. Daville,Ill.:Interstate Publishers. OCLC 138568.
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Diplomatic posts Preceded by William L. Dayton Political offices Preceded by Diedrich Willers, Jr. Secretary of State of New York 1876 - 1877 U.S. Minister to France 1865 - 1866
John Bigelow
Succeeded by John Adams Dix Succeeded by Allen C. Beach
• Mellander, Gustavo A.; Nelly Maldonado Mellander (1999). Charles Edward Magoon: The Panama Years. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. ISBN 1563281554. OCLC 42970390.
• [1] at fp.enter.net Bigelow Genealogy • [2] Bigelow and Union College, in NYT on May 18, 1913
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