William Lindsay Scruggs

William Lindsay Scruggs
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
July 24, 1873 – October 26, 1876
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byStephen A. Hurlbut
Succeeded byErnest Dichman
In office
19 July 1882 – 15 December 1885
PresidentChester A. Arthur
Preceded byGeorge Earl Maney
Succeeded byCharles Donald Jacob
United States Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
30 May 1889 – 15 December 1892
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byCharles L. Scott
Succeeded byFrank C. Partridge
Personal details
Born(1836-09-14)September 14, 1836
Nashville, Tennessee
DiedJuly 18, 1912(1912-07-18) (aged 75)
Atlanta, Georgia
Resting placeWestview Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDiplomat
ProfessionJournalist, author, lawyer
Signature
Map of the British aspirations on Venezuela in 1896

William Lindsay Scruggs (September 14, 1836 – July 18, 1912) was an American author, lawyer, and diplomat. He was a scholar of South American foreign policy and U.S. ambassador to Colombia and Venezuela. He played a key role in the Venezuela Crisis of 1895 and helped shape the modern interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine.