Jacob L. Martin | |
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11th Chief Clerk of the U.S State Department | |
In office July 16, 1840 –March 5, 1841 | |
President | Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison |
Preceded by | Aaron Vail |
Succeeded by | Daniel F. Webster |
United States Secretary of State ad interim | |
In office March 4,1841 –March 5,1841 | |
President | William Henry Harrison |
Preceded by | John Forsyth |
Succeeded by | Daniel Webster |
Chargéd'affaires of the United States to the Papal States | |
In office August 19,1848 –August 26,1848 | |
President | James Polk |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Lewis Cass,Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | unknown unknown |
Died | Rome,Papal States (now Italy) | August 26,1848
Resting place | Protestant Cemetery,Rome |
Political party | Unknown |
Jacob L. Martin (died August 26,1848) was an American diplomat. [1] He held the post of Chief Clerk of the U.S. State Department from July 16,1840,to March 5,1841. [2] For just two days,March 4 and March 5,1841,he held the ad interim chair of the United States Secretary of State.
In 1848 he was appointed chargéd'affaires of the United States to the Holy See. [3] Martin,a Protestant,was chosen over a few candidates who were openly friendly to Vatican. He reached Rome on August 2,1848,but hesitated to enter the city owing to continuing revolution. [4] Martin presented his credentials to the Holy See on August 19,1848,but died seven days later [5] and was buried in the city's Protestant Cemetery. [6]
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