The son-in-law and former law clerk of Thomas Jefferson, in 1833 this man was made US Consul to Havana though his career was ruined when baseless allegations surfaced that he was profiting from the Atlantic slave trade and bribed to overlook infractions, leading to his recall in 1841.
The son-in-law and former law clerk of Thomas Jefferson, in 1833 this man was made US Consul to Havana though his career was ruined when baseless allegations surfaced that he was profiting from the Atlantic slave trade and bribed to overlook infractions, leading to his recall in 1841. Managing to hold on to a position of chief clerk in the State Department, he wrecked his career again in 1848, when he negotiated a treaty of which he was deeply ashamed to prevent a conquered nation from losing its sovereignty despite orders from President Polk to recall him a second time. FTP name this man, who engineered an exacting but comparatively generous peace in the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo.
The son-in-law and former law clerk of Thomas Jefferson, in 1833 this man was made US Consul to Havana though his career was ruined when baseless allegations surfaced that he was profiting from the Atlantic slave trade and bribed to overlook infractions, leading to his recall in 1841.
Nicholas Trist