William Anderson Pile - People - Department History
William Anderson Pile (1829–1889)
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State of Residence: Missouri
- Minister Resident (Venezuela)
Appointed: May 23, 1871
Presentation of Credentials: October 9, 1871
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 9, 1874 - Minister Resident (Venezuela)
- Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
- Not commissioned; nomination first rejected and then tabled by the Senate.