Benjamin Alden Bidlack

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Former United States Representative

Benjamin Alden Bidlack was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served as a member of the US House of Representatives and was later appointed chargé d'affaires to New Granada. While serving in New Granada he negotiated an agreement... Wikipedia

Born: September 8, 1804, Paris, NY

Died: February 6, 1849 (age 44 years), Bogotá, Colombia

Books: Speech of Mr. Bidlack, of Pennsylvania: In Reply to the Political Attacks That Had Been Made Upon the Nominees of the Democratic Convention, and in Defence of the Young Hickory: Jas. K. Polk ... Delivered in the House of Representatives, June 4, 1844

Party: Democratic Party

Previous office: Representative (1841–1845)

Nationality: American

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