Tobias Lear

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Tobias Lear was an American diplomat and personal secretary to George Washington, best known for his role in early U.S. foreign affairs and negotiations with North African states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American diplomat
human
political aide
secretary
burialPlace Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1762-09-19
dateOfDeath 1816-10-11
describedBySource correspondence of George Washington NERFINISHED
early U.S. diplomatic records
educatedAt Harvard University
Phillips Exeter Academy NERFINISHED
employer George Washington NERFINISHED
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
familyName Lear NERFINISHED
givenName Tobias NERFINISHED
knownFor role in early U.S. foreign relations with North African states
serving as George Washington's personal secretary
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Washington's presidential household
notableWork Treaty of Peace and Amity with Tripoli (1805) NERFINISHED
negotiations with the Barbary States
occupation civil servant
diplomat
secretary
participatedIn First Barbary War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Chief Clerk of the War Department
United States Consul General to Algiers NERFINISHED
United States Consul to Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED
personal secretary to George Washington
private secretary to the President of the United States
relative Benjamin Lincoln Lear NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Mount Vernon NERFINISHED
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
significantEvent negotiated end of hostilities with Tripoli in 1805
spouse Frances Bassett Washington Lear NERFINISHED
Frances Dandridge Henley NERFINISHED
Mary Long NERFINISHED
workedFor George Washington NERFINISHED
James Madison administration NERFINISHED
Thomas Jefferson administration NERFINISHED

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