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Benjamin Alden Bidlack
American politician (1804-1849) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 44
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.
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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.
