# Benjamin Alden Bidlack

> Benjamin Alden Bidlack was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served as a member of the US House of Representatives and was later appointed chargé d'affaires to New Granada. While serving in New Granada he negotiated an agreement later known as the Mallarino-Bidlack Treaty. This treaty was the only instance in the nineteenth century where the United States committed to defend the sovereignty of a Latin American state at the request of that state. The pact helped pave the way for the construction of the Panama Canal.

*American politician (1804-1849)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1804-09-08
- **Died:** 1849-02-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.7 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [بينچامين الدين بيدلاك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83)
- [بنجامین آلدن بیدلاک](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%DA%A9)
- [Benjamin Alden Bidlack](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Alden_Bidlack)
- [Benjamin A. Bidlack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_A._Bidlack)
- [Benjamin Bidlack](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bidlack)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13219562)

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