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  Bancroft, George
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameGeorge Bancroft
Address
, Massachusetts , United States
EmailNone
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Born October 03, 1800
DiedJanuary 17, 1891 (90 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedThomas Walker
Dec 16, 2005 03:06pm
Tags Congregationalist -
InfoFamily:
Aaron Bancroft, Father (Unitarian minister)

Education:
Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard University
University of Göttingen

Career:
U.S. Ambassador 1871-74 to the German Empire
U.S. Ambassador 1868-71 to the German Confederation
U.S. Ambassador 1867-68 to Prussia
U.S. Ambassador 1846-49 to Britain
U.S. Secretary of War Acting
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Mar-1845 to Sep-1846, under James Knox Polk

Vote totals for elections in which was nominated for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans (1900-1965): 1905-40, 1910-53.


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  05/31/1871 US Ambassador to the German Empire Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/14/1867 US Ambassador to Prussia Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/09/1846 US Ambassador to the United Kingdom Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/10/1845 US Secretary of the Navy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/11/1844 MA Governor Lost 40.76% (-11.07%)
  11/14/1836 MA District 8 Lost 42.38% (-15.23%)
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