HALL OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE

Edward Everett

State of Residency:	Massachusetts
Appointment:	Nov 6, 1852
Entry on Duty:	Nov 6, 1852
Termination of Appointment:	Mar 3, 1853
Presidency:	Fillmore
Note:	Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 9, 1852

As Secretary of State:

Declined a proposal of France and Great Britain that the United States entered into a convention with them guaranteeing to Spain the possession of Cuba

Foreign Travels:

Profile
Born: April 11, 1794
Died: January 15, 1865
Married:Charlotte Gray Broooks
Education: Harvard University; recieved Ph.D in Gottingen
Occupation: Theologian

Government Positions:

Representative from Massachusetts 1825-1835
Governor of Massachusetts 1836-1839
Minister to Great Britain 1841-1845
Senator from Massachusetts 1853-1854

Notable Events:

Became pastor of the Brattle Street Unitarian Church, Boston 1814

Studied and traveled Europe 1815-1819

Occupied the chair of Greek literature at Harvard 1819-1825

Edited the North American Review 1820-1824

President of Harvard 1846-1849

Became known as one of the greatest orators of his day

Unsuccessful candidate for the Vice Presidency on the Constitutional-union ticket in 1860

President elector in 1864

Previous Secretary of State: Daniel Webster
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Last Updated: Feb 2, 2001
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