Henry Shelton Sanford
Diplomat, Deceased Person
1823 – 1891
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Who was Henry Shelton Sanford?
Henry Shelton Sanford was a wealthy American diplomat, businessman, and aristocrat from Connecticut who served as United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1861 to 1869. He is also known for founding the city of Sanford, Florida and for successfully lobbying the United States into recognizing King Leopold II's claim to the Congo region in central Africa, the area that would become Leopold's privately controlled Congo Free State.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1823
Woodbury - Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
- Cheshire Academy
- Trinity College
- Episcopal Academy
- Died
- May 21, 1891
Healing Springs
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on July 23, 2013
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