Alexander Hill Everett | |
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| 8th United States chargé d'affaires in the Netherlands | |
| In office January 4, 1819 – June 7, 1824 | |
| Appointed by | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | William Eustis |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Hughes |
| 8th United States Minister to Spain | |
| In office September 4, 1825 – August 1, 1829 | |
| Appointed by | John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | Hugh Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius P. Van Ness |
| 2nd United States Commissioner to the Great Qing Empire | |
| In office July 4, 1845 – June 28, 1847 | |
| Appointed by | James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | Caleb Cushing |
| Succeeded by | John Wesley Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1790 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | June 29, 1847 (aged 57) Guangzhou, China |
| Political party | National Republican Democrat (after 1836) |
| Spouse | Lucretia Orne Peabody (1786-1862) |
| Relations | Edward Everett (brother) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Profession | Lawyer, editor, diplomat, author |
Alexander Hill Everett (March 19, 1792 – June 28, 1847) was an American diplomat, politician, and Boston man of letters.[1] Everett held diplomatic posts in the Netherlands, Spain, Cuba, and China. His translations of European literature, published in the North American Review, were influential for the Transcendentalism movement.[2]
- ^ "Everett, Alexander Hill 1790-1847 [WorldCat.org]". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Hart, James D. (1995). The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 203. ISBN 9780195065480.