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| 1845). He declined renomination. | 1845). He declined renomination. | ||
| - | He was commissioned Major of Conn. Infantry, 16 Mar. 1847, and of the 9th U. S. | + | He was commissioned Major of Conn. Infantry, 16 Mar. 1847, and of the 9th U.S. |
| Infantry, 9 Apr. 1847. The latter was the New England regiment of volunteers | Infantry, 9 Apr. 1847. The latter was the New England regiment of volunteers | ||
| raised for service in the Mexican War, with Col. Truman Bishop Ransom of Vermont | raised for service in the Mexican War, with Col. Truman Bishop Ransom of Vermont | ||
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| 1850 he was again a candidate and was elected by a handsome majority; and he was | 1850 he was again a candidate and was elected by a handsome majority; and he was | ||
| re-elected in 1851, 1852, and 1853. In 1852 he was Presidential Elector on the | re-elected in 1851, 1852, and 1853. In 1852 he was Presidential Elector on the | ||
| - | Pierce and King ticket, and in 1853 President Pierce appointed him U. S. | + | Pierce and King ticket, and in 1853 President Pierce appointed him U.S. |
| Minister to Russia. Resigning the governorship, | Minister to Russia. Resigning the governorship, | ||
| it for four years. He formed a warm personal friendship for both the Czar | it for four years. He formed a warm personal friendship for both the Czar | ||
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| proposal until he remembered that Masonry was forbidden in Russia, whereupon he | proposal until he remembered that Masonry was forbidden in Russia, whereupon he | ||
| took a firm stand and declined to participate, | took a firm stand and declined to participate, | ||
| - | laws of Russia even though the house of the U. S. Minister enjoyed diplomatic | + | laws of Russia even though the house of the U.S. Minister enjoyed diplomatic |
| immunity. | immunity. | ||
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| turned to the wall until after the end of the war. Platt by this act acquired | turned to the wall until after the end of the war. Platt by this act acquired | ||
| the name of " | the name of " | ||
| - | the U. S. Senators from Connecticut. This identical portrait, illustrated | + | the U.S. Senators from Connecticut. This identical portrait, illustrated |
| herein, now hangs in the Memorial Hall in the State Library in Hartford, in its | herein, now hangs in the Memorial Hall in the State Library in Hartford, in its | ||
| appropriate place in the line of Governors of Connecticut. | appropriate place in the line of Governors of Connecticut. | ||
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