Lewis Cass Jr.
| Lewis Cass Jr. | |
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| U.S. Ambassador to Holy See | |
| In office 1849–1858 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob L. Martin |
| Succeeded by | John P. Stockton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Paris, France |
| Nationality | American |
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Lewis Cass Jr. (1814 – January 27, 1878) was an American diplomat of the United States to the Holy See.
Biography
Cass Jr. was born to Lewis Cass, Sr. and Elizabeth Cass in 1814.[1]
Cass began serving as the second Chargé d'affaires to the Holy See in 1849, a year after his father's candidacy for the presidency;[2] a position he would hold until his promotion to, which created the position of, Minister Resident in 1854. He would remain the representative to the Holy See until 1858.[3][4] On February 25, 1856, he was nominated to serve as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, but the nomination was withdrawn.[5]
During his service, Cass was forced to deal with the revolutionary Roman Republic of 1849, which saw Pope Pius IX fleeing Rome.[6] Then Secretary of State James Buchanan would instruct him to hold off from approaching either the Holy See or the revolutionary government and instead help the U.S. to determine who it should send him as a representative to.[2][7] He would also be contacted by Cardinal Antonelli to discuss the mission of then Archbishop Bedini to examine the status of the Catholic Church in the United States. His role during the revolution and handling of archbishop Bedini, would eventually earn him criticism domestically, especially from Catholic Americans.[8][9]
Cass Jr. would die in Paris on January 27, 1878, without any children.[1]
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