Aspinwall, Thomas, 1786-1876
Variant namesArmy officer.
From the description of Thomas Aspinwall papers, 1847-1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455771
A Thomas Aspinwall, 1786-1876, was an American consul. Hugh Legare ́ was Secretary of State for a short time before his death in 1843.
From the description of Letter : London, England to Hugh S. Legare ́, 1843 July 3. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 708359991
Thomas Aspinwall was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, May 23, 1786. Aspinwall received his early education at a local school, later attending the Leicester Academy from which he graduated at the age of fifteen. He entered Harvard College the same year (1801), graduating with honors in 1804. On completion of his formal education, Aspinwall entered the law office of William Sullivan, and subsequently became a partner. He later opened his own firm and continued in practice until the outbreak of the War of 1812, at which time he gave up his profession and tendered his services to the army. He received an honorable discharge on June 15, 1815. At the end of the war, Aspinwall was offered the position of inspector general; however, he preferred to return to civil service, and in May 1815, he was appointed consul to London by President James Madison. He held this office until his removal by President Franklin Pierce in 1853. Colonel Aspinwall died on August 11, 1876, at the age of ninety-one.
From the description of The Thomas Aspinwall papers, 1822-1848 (bulk 1842-1845) (Georgetown University). WorldCat record id: 70843881
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associatedWith | Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. |
associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. |
associatedWith | Barbour, James, 1775-1842. |
correspondedWith | Bates, Joshua, 1788-1864. |
correspondedWith | Biddle, Richard, 1796-1847 |
associatedWith | Boston & Worcester Railroad Corporation. |
correspondedWith | Brodhead, John Romeyn, 1814-1873. |
correspondedWith | Brown, David Paul, 1795-1872 |
associatedWith | Brown, James, 1766-1835. |
correspondedWith | Child, David Lee, 1794-1874 |
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