Robert B. Van Valkenburgh | |
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United States Ambassador to Japan | |
In office May 4, 1867 – November 11, 1869 | |
President | Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant |
Preceded by | Robert H. Pruyn |
Succeeded by | Charles E. DeLong |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 | |
Preceded by | William Irvine |
Succeeded by | Hamilton Ward |
Constituency | 28th district (1861–1863) 27th district (1863–1865) |
Personal details | |
Born | Prattsburgh, New York, U.S. | September 4, 1821
Died | August 1, 1888 Suwannee Springs, Floridia, U.S. | (aged 66)
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States (Union |
Branch/service | Union Army |
Years of service | 1862 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 107th New York Volunteer Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh (September 4, 1821 – August 1, 1888) was a United States representative from New York, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and subsequent US Minister Resident to Japan.