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William Short (1759–1849) was an American diplomat during the early years of the United States. He served as Thomas Jefferson's private secretary when the latter was a peace commissioner in France, and remained in Europe to take on several other diplomatic posts.
William Short (Porträt von Rembrandt Peale, 1806) William Short (* 1756 oder 1759; † 1849) war ein US-amerikanischer Diplomat. Leben. Short war zwischen 1785 und 1789 Privatsekretär des damaligen Bevollmächtigten Ministers in Frankreich Thomas Jefferson und wurde am 20. April 1790 zu dessen Nachfolger ernannt. Nach der Überreichung des
- 1756 oder 1759
- Short, William
- US-amerikanischer Diplomat
- 1849
Unlike his more illustrious contemporaries James Madison and James Monroe , William Short (1759-1849), whom Thomas Jefferson referred to as his "adoptive son," never skyrocketed to political fame. Instead, after serving as Jefferson's secretary and working as a career diplomat, he became a successful financier.
In this letter written in 1793 Secretary of State Jefferson admonished William Short (whom Jefferson sometimes referred to as his “adopted son”), his longtime protégé and the current American envoy to Paris, for his critical comments regarding the tactics of the French revolutionaries.
29. Juni 2017 · WILLIAM SHORT: DIPLOMAT IN REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE, 1785-1793. GEORGE GREEN SHACKELFORD. Assistant Professor of History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
The Papers of William Short is a born-digital documentary edition focusing on Virginian William Short (1759-1849), Thomas Jefferson’s “adoptive son,” who was a diplomat and fiscal agent in Europe, a successful businessman and philanthropist in the United States, and an early advocate of the emancipation of enslaved people in his home ...
24. Aug. 2023 · This book traces the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and William Short that was developed in years shared in France and carried forward through the French Revolution and Short’s return to the United States, and on into Jefferson’s retirement. It describes Jefferson’s lifelong concern for Short’s moral well-being and his practical ...
