A. Loudon Snowden

United States politician and diplomat (1835-1912) Date Of Birth : 1835-08-11T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1912-09-07T00:00:00Z

Archibald Loudon Snowden (August 11, 1835 – September 7, 1912) was an American diplomat. He served simultaneously as the United States Minister to Greece, Romania, and Serbia from 1889 to 1892 and as the United States Minister to Spain from 1892 to 1893. During the American Civil War, he raised a regiment of infantry and served as lieutenant-colonel during their training. He subsequently served as captain in the First City Troop. He held multiple roles at the Philadelphia Mint, including as chief coiner from 1877 to 1879 and as superintendent and Chief Executor from 1879 to 1885.

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