John Bigelow, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to France (died 1911)

John Bigelow

American lawyer and statesman (1817–1911)

John Bigelow Sr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, and historian who edited the complete works of Benjamin Franklin and the first autobiography of Franklin taken from Franklin's previously lost original manuscript. He played a central role in the founding of the New York Public…

List of ambassadors of the United States to France

The United States ambassador to France is the official representative of the president of the United States to the president of France. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with France since the American Revolution. Relations were upgraded to the higher rank of…