Appletons' universal cyclopáedia; . army in Florida, inthe Cherokee country, and in the Northwest; resigned 1843;was admitted to the bar in Baltimore the same year; was amember of the Marvland Legislature 1845-47; member ofCongress 1847-51; commissioner to China 1853-55 ; and min-ister to Mexico. While in Mexico he negotiated a treaty giv-ing President Juarez the benefit of a U. S. loan and othersubstantial advantages, and purchasing Lower California fora sum of several millions of dollars. The treaty was neverratified, but the policv of intervention in Mexican affairswas carried out by the U.

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Appletons' universal cyclopáedia; . army in Florida, inthe Cherokee country, and in the Northwest; resigned 1843;was admitted to the bar in Baltimore the same year; was amember of the Marvland Legislature 1845-47; member ofCongress 1847-51; commissioner to China 1853-55 ; and min-ister to Mexico. While in Mexico he negotiated a treaty giv-ing President Juarez the benefit of a U. S. loan and othersubstantial advantages, and purchasing Lower California fora sum of several millions of dollars. The treaty was neverratified, but the policv of intervention in Mexican affairswas carried out by the U. S. navy in capturing several ves-sels of war belonging to the reactionary government ofiMiramon. After his return from Mexico he practiced at theBaltimore bar. He was a delegate to the national Demo-cratic conventions of 1856 and 1876; member of the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses; Governor of Maryland1884-85 ; U. S. minister to Prance 1885-S9. D. April 16,1898. Maclaren, John James : See the Appendix. 178 ROOK ROOSEVELT.

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