Edmond-Charles Genêt

Description: (Former Ambassador of France to the United States)
Edmond-Charles Genêt was a French diplomat sent to the United States of America during the French Revolution. His activities upon his arrival in USA led to the major political incident which came to be known as the Citizen Genêt Affair. He married the daughter of an American politician and became a gentleman farmer. He never returned to France. 

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Birthday January 8, 1763 (Capricorn)
Died on July 14, 1834
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