About Charles N. Riotte
Lived 1814 – 1887 (aged 73). Charles N. Riotte was an American diplomat, meteorological observer and jurist.
Charles N. Riotte (January 27, 1814 – May 24, 1887) was an American diplomat who served as US ambassador to Costa Rica and Nicaragua under the administration of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Biography
He was born in St. Wendel, Prussia. He studied law and served for some time as a judge in Prussia. He also worked as director of a railroad. He emigrated to the United States in 1849 and lived in San Antonio, Texas. By 1854 he became an American citizen.
He met Frederick Law Olmsted in West Texas. Olmsted would later help Riotte secure the post of U.S. minister to Costa Rica in 1861. By 1867, Riotte was appointed as U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua.
He died on May 24, 1887, in Switzerland.
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Who was Charles N. Riotte?
American diplomat
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Charles N. Riotte was born on 27 January 1814 in Sankt Wendel.
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Charles N. Riotte died on 24 May 1887 in Zurich.
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Charles N. Riotte was a diplomat, meteorological observer and jurist.
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Charles N. Riotte was American.
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