November 4, 1878(1878-11-04) (aged 82) Pau, France
Spouse
Emilie Salles
Biographyedit
He was born in Lorient, France, where his father, Aaron Vail (1758–1813), a prominent businessman and merchant from New York was serving as U.S. consul and commercial agent. Vail's French mother brought the Vail family to the United States after the senior Aaron Vail's death, and they resided in Washington, D.C.
The younger Aaron Vail was educated in Washington and became a clerk in the Department of State. In 1831 Martin Van Buren selected Vail to be the secretary of the U.S. legation in London; when Van Buren's appointment as Minister was rejected by the United States Senate, Vail acted as chargé d'affaires, from April 4, 1832, until 1836.[1]
Vail served as a Special Diplomatic Agent to Canada in 1838.[2]
From May 20, 1840, to August 1, 1842, Vail served as chargé d'affaires in Spain, remaining in the post until the arrival of Washington Irving to serve as Minister.[3] After returning to the United States, Vail served for several years as the State Department's chief clerk, its top non-political appointment. He later lived in New York City; while in retirement, he declined diplomatic posts offered by Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan. He later moved to Paris, and died in Pau in 1878.
Familyedit
Vail's brothers included: Eugene, a State Department employee; Edward, an officer in the United States Navy; and Jefferson, an officer in the United States Army.
In 1835, Vail married Emilie Salles of New York City; they were the parents of a son, Aaron Vail II, and a daughter, Emilie, who was the wife of Henry C. Bradshaw.[4]
Notesedit
^. Embassy of the United States - London, UK. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
^"Aaron Vail". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
^"Chiefs of Mission by Country, 1778–2005 > Saint Kitts and Nevis-Syria". US Department of State. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
^Annual Report. New York State Library. 1941. p. 48.
aaron, vail, 1796, 1878, american, diplomat, served, chargé, affaires, united, kingdom, spain, 1830s, 1840s, chargé, affaires, united, states, spainin, office, 1840, august, 1842presidentmartin, burenwilliam, henry, harrisonjohn, tylerpreceded, byjohn, eatonsu. Aaron Vail 1796 1878 was an American diplomat who served as charge d affaires in the United Kingdom and Spain in the 1830s and 1840s Aaron VailCharge d Affaires of the United States to SpainIn office May 20 1840 August 1 1842PresidentMartin Van BurenWilliam Henry HarrisonJohn TylerPreceded byJohn H EatonSucceeded byWashington Irving10th Chief Clerk of the Department of StateIn office June 26 1838 July 15 1840PresidentMartin Van BurenPreceded byAaron Ogden DaytonSucceeded byJacob L MartinCharge d Affaires of the United States to the United KingdomIn office July 13 1832 July 13 1836PresidentAndrew JacksonPreceded byMartin Van BurenSucceeded byAndrew StevensonPersonal detailsBornOctober 26 1796Lorient FranceDiedNovember 4 1878 1878 11 04 aged 82 Pau FranceSpouseEmilie SallesBiography editHe was born in Lorient France where his father Aaron Vail 1758 1813 a prominent businessman and merchant from New York was serving as U S consul and commercial agent Vail s French mother brought the Vail family to the United States after the senior Aaron Vail s death and they resided in Washington D C The younger Aaron Vail was educated in Washington and became a clerk in the Department of State In 1831 Martin Van Buren selected Vail to be the secretary of the U S legation in London when Van Buren s appointment as Minister was rejected by the United States Senate Vail acted as charge d affaires from April 4 1832 until 1836 1 Vail served as a Special Diplomatic Agent to Canada in 1838 2 From May 20 1840 to August 1 1842 Vail served as charge d affaires in Spain remaining in the post until the arrival of Washington Irving to serve as Minister 3 After returning to the United States Vail served for several years as the State Department s chief clerk its top non political appointment He later lived in New York City while in retirement he declined diplomatic posts offered by Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan He later moved to Paris and died in Pau in 1878 Family editVail s brothers included Eugene a State Department employee Edward an officer in the United States Navy and Jefferson an officer in the United States Army In 1835 Vail married Emilie Salles of New York City they were the parents of a son Aaron Vail II and a daughter Emilie who was the wife of Henry C Bradshaw 4 Notes edit American Ambassadors to the United Kingdom Embassy of the United States London UK Archived from the original on June 10 2009 Retrieved 2009 10 04 Aaron Vail Political Graveyard Retrieved 2009 10 04 Chiefs of Mission by Country 1778 2005 gt Saint Kitts and Nevis Syria US Department of State Retrieved 2009 10 04 Annual Report New York State Library 1941 p 48 Diplomatic postsPreceded byJohn H Eaton Charge d Affaires of the United States to Spain1840 1842 Succeeded byWashington IrvingPreceded byMartin Van Buren Charge d Affaires of the United States to the United Kingdom1832 1836 Succeeded byAndrew StevensonGovernment officesPreceded byAaron Ogden Dayton Chief Clerk of the Department of State1838 1840 Succeeded byJacob L Martin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aaron Vail amp oldid 1172885947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
