Robert Milligan McLane

Robert Milligan McLane
Robert Milligan McLane in an 1858 portrait by George Peter Alexander Healy
27th United States Minister to France
In office May 14, 1885 – May 20, 1889
President	Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Levi P. Morton
Succeeded by	Whitelaw Reid
39th Governor of Maryland
In office January 9, 1884 – March 27, 1885
Preceded by	William T. Hamilton
Succeeded by	Henry Lloyd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Thomas Swann
Succeeded by	John Van Lear Findlay
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by	William Fell Giles
Succeeded by	Thomas Yates Walsh
United States Minister to Mexico
In office April 6, 1859 – December 22, 1860
President	James Buchanan
Preceded by	John Forsyth, Jr.
Succeeded by	John B. Weller
United States Minister to the Qing Empire
In office November 3, 1854 – December 12, 1854
President	Franklin Pierce
Preceded by	Humphrey Marshall
Succeeded by	Peter Parker
Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office 1852–1856
Preceded by	Benjamin Franklin Hallett
Succeeded by	David Allen Smalley
Member of the Maryland Senate
In office 1877–1879
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1845–1847
Personal details
Born	(1815-06-23)June 23, 1815 Louis McLane House Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Died	April 16, 1898(1898-04-16) (aged 82) Paris, France
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Georgine Urquhart McLane
Relations	Louis McLane, Jr. (brother) Robert McLane (nephew)
Children	2
Parent	Louis McLane (father)
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National Governors Association, Governor's Information, Maryland Governor Robert Milligan McLane

Robert Milligan McLane (June 23, 1815 – April 16, 1898) was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as U.S. minister to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district, as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as the 39th governor of Maryland.^[1]