A. Loudon Snowden | |
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U.S. Ambassador to Spain | |
In office July 22, 1892 – June 3, 1893 | |
President | Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | Edward Burd Grubb, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Hannis Taylor |
U.S. Ambassador to Serbia, Romania and Greece | |
In office July 1, 1889 – August 25, 1892 | |
President | Benjamin Harrison |
Preceded by | Walker Fearn |
Succeeded by | Truxtun Beale |
Personal details | |
Born | Archibald Loudon Snowden August 11, 1835 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | September 7, 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Robinson Smith
(m. 1864; died 1910) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | James Ross Snowden (uncle) Carroll Livingston Wainwright (grandson) Stuyvesant Wainwright II (great-grandson) Loudon Wainwright Jr. (great-grandson) |
Alma mater | Jefferson College |
Archibald Loudon Snowden (August 11, 1835 – September 7, 1912) was an American diplomat.[1] He served simultaneously as the United States Minister to Greece, Romania, and Serbia from 1889 to 1892 and as the United States Minister to Spain from 1892 to 1893. During the American Civil War, he raised a regiment of infantry and served as lieutenant-colonel during their training. He subsequently served as captain in the First City Troop. He held multiple roles at the Philadelphia Mint, including as chief coiner from 1877 to 1879 and as superintendent and Chief Executor from 1879 to 1885.