SLIDELL, JOHN

slīdĕlˈ, slīˈdəl, 1793–1871, American political leader and diplomat, b. New York City. He became a prominent lawyer and political figure in New Orleans and served as a Democrat in Congress (1843–45). In 1845, Slidell was appointed special U.S. envoy to Mexico to adjust the Texas boundary and to negotiate the purchase of California and New Mexico; the Mexican government, which had broken off diplomatic relations after the U.S. Congress had provided for the annexation of Texas, refused to receive him (see Mexican War). Senator from Louisiana (1853–61), he was influential in securing the nomination and election of James Buchanan to the presidency (1856) and was a power in the administration. Slidell joined the Confederate cause early in 1861. Appointed Confederate commissioner to France the same year, he figured with James M. Mason in the Trent Affair. Although cordially received in Paris, Slidell was unable to get official recognition or any material aid for the Confederacy from the French emperor, Napoleon III. After the Civil War, Slidell resided in France.

See L. M. Sears, John Slidell (1925); B. Willson, John Slidell and the Confederates in Paris (1932, repr. 1970).

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John Slidell and the Confederates in Paris (1862-65)
Book by Thomas Slidell, Beckles Willson; Minton, Balch & Company, 1932
Subjects: Confederate States Of America--Foreign Relations--France, Confederate States Of America--Navy, Diplomatic And Consular Service, Confederate, France--Foreign Relations--Confederate States Of America, Slidell, John--1793-1871, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign Public Opinion
ILLUSTRATIONS JOHN SLIDELL, CIRCA 1864 After a drawing from...Thomas Slidell Frontispiece FACING PAGE JOHN SLIDELL AT THE AGE OF THIRTY 12 JAMES MURRAY...SOUTH 48 From Charivari , 1862 MRS. JOHN SLIDELL, NEE MATHILDE DESLONDE 58 From a...
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Perilous Pursuit: The U.S. Cavalry and the Northern Cheyennes
Book by Stan Hoig; University Press of Colorado, 2002
Subjects: Cheyenne Indians--Government Relations, Cheyenne Indians--Relocation, Cheyenne Indians--Wars, Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell--1840-1889, United States--Army--Cavalry, 4th
...Brothers, 1911. Monnett, John H. Tell Them We Are Going Home...Of ficer: A life o f RanaLd Slidell Mackenzie. Norman: University...Joseph C. Paper Medicine Man: John Gregory Bourke and His American...1986. Powell, Father Peter John. The Killing of Morning Stars...
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With Lincoln in the White House: Letters, Memoranda, and Other Writings of John G. Nicolay, 1860-1865
Book by Michael Burlingame, John G. Nicolay; Southern Illinois University Press, 2000
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865, Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865--Friends And Associates, Nicolay, John G--(John George)--1832-1901--Correspondence, Private Secretaries--United States--Correspondence, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives, United States--Politics And Government--1861-1865
...Circular, 128 , 238 n. 28 Sedgwick, John, 111 , 232 n. 63 Seeley, E. M...Truman, 128 , 238 n. 29 Shastid, John Greene, 183 n. 24 Shastid, Thomas...173 , 209n. 137 , 257 nn. 8 , 17 Slidell, John, 213 n. 200 Smith, Caleb Blood...
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The Diaries of John Bright
Book by John Bright, R. A. J. Walling; William Morrow, 1931
Subjects: Bright, John--1811-1889
...M.P. Among those present was Mr. Slidell, American Senator, who appeared to be...1 Mr. Slidell was one of the two Confederate agents, Mason and Slidell, who entered the pages of international...
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Inside Lincoln's White House: The Complete Civil War Diary of John Hay
Book by Michael Burlingame, John R. Turner Ettlinger, John Hay; Southern Illinois University Press, 1999
Subjects: Hay, John--1838-1905--Diaries, Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865, Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865--Friends And Associates, Statesmen--United States--Diaries, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives
...of Confederate commissioners Mason and Slidell. Hiram Barney 1811-95 was a New York...the collector of the Port of New York. John J. Crittenden 1786-1863 of Kentucky...senator from California 1860-63 . 127. John Savage 1828-88 at the age of twenty left...
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"As Dead as Julius Caesar": The Rejection of the McLane-Ocampo Treaty
Journal article by Pearl T. Ponce; Civil War History, Vol. 53, 2007
Subjects: Democratic Party (United States)--International relations, Free trade--Political aspects, Slidell, John--Political activity, United States. Congress. Senate--International relations
...Company, Emil La Sere and Senators John Slidell and Judah Benjamin, were all major...oddly enough, these included John Slidell of Louisiana, who had a decided...James Pearce (Md.), and John Slidell (La.)--and twenty-one Republicans...
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Conflict Resolution and History: The War with Mexico as a Case Study
Journal article by Arlene L. Gardner, John W. Chambers; Social Education, Vol. 65, 2001
Subjects: Conflict management--Study and teaching, Curriculum planning--Technique, Education--Education, Mexico--History, Social history--Study and teaching, War--Causes of
...example, of U.S. commissioner John Slidell or Mexican foreign minister Manuel...October 1845, President Polk sent John Slidell on a secret mission to Mexico with...December 1845. U.S. commissioner John Slidell arrives in Mexico and is greeted...
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"A Very Disagreeable Business": Confederate Conscription in Louisiana
Journal article by John M. Sacher; Civil War History, Vol. 53, 2007
Subjects: Armed Forces--Laws, regulations and rules, Armed Forces--Mobilization, Armed Forces--Social aspects, Confederate States of America--History, Confederate States of America--Military policy, Draft registration--History, Draft registration--Laws, regulations and rules, Draft registration--Social aspects, Draft--History, Draft--Laws, regulations and rules, Draft--Social aspects, Mercenaries--Recruiting, Mercenary troops--Recruiting, Military mobilization--Laws, regulations and rules, Military mobilization--Social aspects, United States Civil War, 1861-1865--History, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States history--History
...of either enemy invasion or a "John Brown raid" combined with "a deep...country. Later, another Louisianan, John Slidell, the Confederacys representative...16, 1862, in OR, 53:786; John Slidell to Benjamin, Nov. 17, 1864...
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Managing the Recovery after Hurricane Katrina: a Conversation with Manny Kaiser and Chuck Kaiser of Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge
Journal article by John James Cater III; Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 14, 2009
Subjects: Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge Inc, Business growth, Disaster recovery, Hurricanes, Kaiser, Chuck, Kaiser, Manny, Refrigeration, United States, Wholesalers
...Refrigeration of Baton Rouge by John James Cater III Author...stores? Manny Kaiser: Slidell (north of New Orleans...problems in Harahan and Slidell. Were any other stores...Rouge, Hammond, and Slidell. Hammond had some electricity...one nice story though. John Ratcliff, an employee...
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After Hurricane Katrina: a Conversation with Todd Graves of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Journal article by John James Cater III, Ken Chadwick; Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 13, 2008
Subjects: Corporate profiles, Graves, Todd, Hurricanes, Management of crises, Raising Canes, Restaurants, Teamwork, United States
...Graves of Raising Canes Chicken Fingers by John James Cater III , Ken Chadwick Executive...great response. We reopened our store in Slidell, LA (located on the north shore above...ice out of it in the freezer. In our Slidell store, we brought in a generator, but...
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Louisiana
Magazine article by Jeff Crouere, Matthew Delong; Campaigns & Elections, Vol. 29, January 2008
Subjects: Jindal, Bobby--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Journalists--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Maginnis, John--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Primaries, U.S. state governors--Appointments, resignations and dismissals
...former Gov. Dave Treen, state Sen.-elect Steve Scalise, state Rep. Tim Burns, Slidell Mayor Ben Morris and St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis. John Maginnis, an independent journalist and author of the Louisiana Political Fax Weekly...
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Ball's Bluff, the Trent Affair and the Joint Committee at 150
Magazine article by John S. Brown; Army, Vol. 61, November 2011
Subjects: Armed forces, Committees, Congressional investigations, Fatalities, Lincoln, Abraham (1809-65), Politics, United States
...and the Joint Committee at 150 by John S. Brown Both the Union and the...commissioners James M. Mason and John Slidell sought transportation to London to...Bahamas and forcibly removed Mason and Slidell. It is impossible today to determine...
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Duke-ing It out
Magazine article by John Gizzi; Human Events, Vol. 54, February 27, 1998
Subjects: Congressional elections, Duke, David, Livingston, Bob (Politician), Louisiana, Political campaigns, Retirement, White supremacists
Duke-ing It out by John Gizzi Duke-ing It Out "Theres...them jurist Chuck Cusimano, Slidell Mayor (and recent convert from...Congressional Committee Chairman John Linder (R.-Ga.). There...running against Democratic Sen. John Breaux. Although it is almost...
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Nrpa Delivers Assistance to Gulf Coast
Magazine article; Parks & Recreation, Vol. 41, June 2006
Subjects: Construction, Disaster relief, Fund raising, Gulf Coast states, National Recreation & Park Association, Parks & recreation areas
...repair several of those new fields and will use the funds to assist with lighting, turf and dugout repair. Slidell, La.: John Slidell Park is the largest city park with 172 acres. Although the city rests three miles inland, more than five...
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America's Forgotten War
Magazine article by Robert W. Johannsen; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 20, Spring 1996
Subjects: Mexico--History, United States history--War with Mexico, 1845-1848, United States--Relations with Mexico
...Louisiana Purchase, and confirmed by John Quincy Adams in his 1819 negotiations...settlement and territorial expansion. John L. OSullivan, outspoken New York...effort to avert war, Polk dispatched John Slidell to Mexico City with authority to negotiate...
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Pearses Other Side; in Profile: Above, Padraig Pearse as He Was Usually Photographed. Left, Pearse, on the Right, in the Only Known Picture Taken from His Left Side, as He Negotiated the Surrender of the GPO
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 14, 2008
...U.S. Senators James Mason and John Slidell on their way toBritain to argue...searched thevessel, arrested Mason and Slidell and took them to prison in Boston...NorthernStates, too. Mason and Slidell were released and resumed their...
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Maid for Success; Frothy Duet: Bonaventura Bottone and Lesley Garrett in the Mikado
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 14, 2008
Subjects: The Mikado (Opera)
...U.S. Senators James Mason and John Slidell on their way to Britain to argue...the vessel, arrested Mason and Slidell, and took them to prison in Boston...Northern States, too. Mason and Slidell were released and resumed their...
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Maid for Success; Frothy Duet: Bonaventura Bottone and Lesley Garrett in the Mikado
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 14, 2008
...U.S. Senators James Mason and John Slidell on their way toBritain to argue...searched thevessel, arrested Mason and Slidell, and took them to prison in Boston...NorthernStates, too. Mason and Slidell were released and resumed their...
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Trent Affair Almost Starts U.S.-British War
Newspaper article by Peter Cliffe; The Washington Times, April 10, 1999
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, United Kingdom
...Her holiday passengers did not interest Wilkes, but John Slidell and James M. Mason, two Confederate commissioners to...and the Royal Navy prepared to cross the Atlantic. Lord John Russell, who was foreign secretary, drafted such a stiff...
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Bozzuto to Redevelop Area near Wheaton Metro
Newspaper article by Chris Baker; The Washington Times, July 2, 2001
...could cost between $95 and $115 million, according to John Slidell, Bozzuto Developments president. Construction on the...building a 10,000-square-foot headquarters at 15405 John Marshall Highway in Prince William County. Construction...
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Slidell, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SLIDELL, JOHN slidel , sli d l, 1793 1871, American political leader...Civil War, Slidell resided in France. See L. M. Sears, John Slidell (1925); B. Willson, John Slidell and the Confederates in Paris (1932, repr. 1970...
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Mexican War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...admission of Texas into the Union, President Polk sent John Slidell to Mexico to negotiate a settlement. Slidell was authorized...find that this province, through the agency of Commodore John D. Sloat (later relieved by Robert F. Stockton ) and...
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Buchanan, James
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and the failure of the mission of John Slidell , led to the Mexican War and the Treaty...Pierre Soule , minister to Spain, and John Y. Mason , minister to France, in...for the presidency in 1856, with John C. Breckinridge as his running mate...
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Confederacy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...existence Stephen R. Mallory , secretary of the navy, and John H. Reagan , postmaster general. Search for Recognition...beyond this the Confederate missions of James M. Mason , John Slidell , William L. Yancey , and others in Europe achieved little...
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Mason, James Murray
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...advocated secession. Jefferson Davis appointed him Confederate commissioner to England in Aug., 1861. Along with John Slidell, Mason was seized aboard the British ship Trent by Capt. Charles Wilkes, commanding the U.S. warship San Jacinto...
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