Alexander de Bodisco

Alexander de Bodisco
Russian Minister to the United States
In office
March 16, 1837 – January 23, 1854
Preceded byPaul von Krüdener
Succeeded byEduard de Stoeckl
Personal details
Born(1786-10-30)October 30, 1786
Moscow, Russia
DiedJanuary 23, 1854(1854-01-23) (aged 67)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse
Harriet Beall Williams
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(m. 1840)​
Children7
Occupation
  • Diplomat
  • landowner

Alexander de Bodisco (sometimes Alexander Bodisco) (October 30, 1786 – January 23, 1854) was the Russian ambassador to the United States from 1837 to his death in 1854. In 1840, at the age of 53, he married the 16-year old Harriet Beall Williams, which was a popular subject of gossip in Washington, D.C., at the time.

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