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Lansing B. Mizner

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Lansing B. Mizner
BornDecember 5, 1825
Died1893
OccupationDiplomat
ChildrenAddison Mizner

Lansing Bond Mizner (1825–1893) was an American lawyer and diplomat. Mizner served as US ambassador to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.[1]

Early life

Lansing B. Mizner was born on December 5, 1825, in Monroe County, Illinois.[2]

Career

From 1868-1870, he worked as Senate of California State. Afterwards, he worked for Benjamin Harrison for presidential campaign in 1888. Under the administration of Harrison, Mizner was appointed as the highest ranking diplomat in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.[3]

Death

Mizner died in 1893.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lansing Bond Mizner - People - Department History - Office of the Historian
  2. ^ Shavit, David (1992). The United States in Latin America: a historical dictionary. Greenwood Press. p. 236.
  3. ^ Vickers, Raymond B. (1994). Panic in Paradise: Florida's Banking Crash of 1926. University of Alabama Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780817307233.
  4. ^ Showalter, J. Camille (1978). The Many Mizners: California Clan Extraordinary : to Accompany the Exhibition of the Same Title Presented in the History Special Gallery, the Oakland Museum, November 7, 1978-February 5, 1979. The Museum. p. 20.