John Lothrop Motley
John Lothrop Motley (April 15, 1814 – May 29, 1877) was an American author and diplomat. As a popular historian, he is best known for his works on the
Netherlands, the three volume work ''The Rise of the Dutch Republic'' and four volume ''History of the United Netherlands''. As United States Minister to Austria in the service of the
Abraham Lincoln administration, Motley helped to prevent European intervention on the side of the
Confederates in the
American Civil War. He later served as Minister to the United Kingdom (Court of St. James) during the
Ulysses S. Grant administration.
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