John Henry Smythe | |
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 Smythe in 1887 | |
| United States Minister to Liberia | |
| In office May 23, 1878 – December 22, 1881 | |
| President | Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield |
| Preceded by | J. Milton Turner |
| Succeeded by | Henry H. Garnet |
| In office April 12, 1882 – December 14, 1885 | |
| President | Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Henry H. Garnet |
| Succeeded by | Moses A. Hopkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1844 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1908 (aged 64) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Howard University |
| Occupation | Politician, educator |
John Henry Smythe[citation needed][dubious – discuss] or Smyth[1] (July 14, 1844 – September 5, 1908) was an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Liberia from 1878 to 1881 and from 1882 to 1885. Before his appointment, he had various clerkships in the federal government in Washington, DC, and in Wilmington, North Carolina. Later in his life he took part in a number of leading African American organizations and was president of a Reformatory School outside of Richmond, Virginia.
- ^ "John Henry Smyth (1844–1908)", People, Washington: Office of the Historian, US Department of State, 2024.