George Earl Maney
George Earl Maney | |
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Maney in uniform, ca. 1862 | |
| United States Minister to Paraguay and Uruguay | |
| In office May 19, 1890 – June 30, 1894 | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | John E. Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Granville Stuart |
| United States Minister Resident to Bolivia | |
| In office November 4, 1882 – June 1, 1883 | |
| President | Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | Charles Adams |
| Succeeded by | Richard Gibbs |
| United States Minister Resident to Colombia | |
| In office September 21, 1881 – July 19, 1882 | |
| President | Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | Ernest J. Dichman |
| Succeeded by | William Lindsay Scruggs |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Davidson County | |
| In office October 1, 1849 – October 6, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Manlove John Bell |
| Succeeded by | Russell Hinton Joel A. Battle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1826 |
| Died | February 9, 1901 (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth T. Crutcher |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Maney Ann Rebecca Southall |
| Education | University of Nashville |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
| Branch/service | United States Volunteers Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank | First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier-General (CSA) |
| Unit | 3rd U.S. Dragoons |
| Commands | 1st Tennessee Infantry Maney's Brigade Cheatham's Division |
| Battles/wars | Mexican-American War American Civil War |
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Brigadier-General George Earl Maney (August 24, 1826 – February 9, 1901) was an American soldier, politician, railroad executive and diplomat. He was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a reconstruction era U.S. ambassador to Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay.