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Alexander de Bodisco
Birth: 10-30-1786
Death: 1-23-1854
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"Chamberlain and Private Counselor of His Majesty, the Emperor of all Russias, His envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. Ambassador from Russia 1838 to 1854. When he arrived in Washington in the late 1830s, De Bodisco settled into 3322 O Street Northwest (later occupied by Senator John Kerry). He married Harriet Beall Williams, a 16 year old schoolgirl that he pursued. Despite being in his 50s, De Bodisco managed to convince the girl (and her family) to marry him. The two wed in 1840 in a lavish ceremony that attracted the city's elite, including President Martin Van Buren."
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Biography: "Chamberlain and Private Counselor of His Majesty, the Emperor of all Russias, His envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. Ambassador from Russia 1838 to 1854. When he arrived in Washington in the late 1830s, De Bodisco settled into 3322 O Street Northwest (later occupied by Senator John Kerry). He married Harriet Beall Williams, a 16 year old schoolgirl that he pursued. Despite being in his 50s, De Bodisco managed to convince the girl (and her family) to marry him. The two wed in 1840 in a lavish ceremony that attracted the city's elite, including President Martin Van Buren."Citation Notes: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14497233
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Citation Notes: http://ghostsofdc.org/2013/09/26/scandalous-love-bodisco-marriage/
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"Chamberlain and Private Counselor of His Majesty, the Emperor of all Russias, His envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. Ambassador from Russia 1838 to 1854. When he arrived in Washington in the late 1830s, De Bodisco settled into 3322 O Street Northwest (later occupied by Senator John Kerry). He married Harriet Beall Williams, a 16 year old schoolgirl that he pursued. Despite being in his 50s, De Bodisco managed to convince the girl (and her family) to marry him. The two wed in 1840 in a lavish ceremony that attracted the city's elite, including President Martin Van Buren."
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"Chamberlain and Private Counselor of His Majesty, the Emperor of all Russias, His envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. Ambassador from Russia 1838 to 1854. When he arrived in Washington in the late 1830s, De Bodisco settled into 3322 O Street Northwest (later occupied by Senator John Kerry). He married Harriet Beall Williams, a 16 year old schoolgirl that he pursued. Despite being in his 50s, De Bodisco managed to convince the girl (and her family) to marry him. The two wed in 1840 in a lavish ceremony that attracted the city's elite, including President Martin Van Buren."
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14497233
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14497233
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http://ghostsofdc.org/2013/09/26/scandalous-love-bodisco-marriage/