George Bailey Loring (November 8, 1817 to September 14, 1891) was an American politician and member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts who served as the 5th United States Commissioner of Agriculture from July 1881 to March 1885 under Presidents James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. He was appointed to the post after an unsuccessful bid for congressional renomination in 1880 and later served as United States Minister to Portugal from 1889 to 1890.
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Defining ContributionLoring served as United States Commissioner of Agriculture from 1881 to 1885, after two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, and later served as United States minister to Portugal from 1889 to 1890. 1 In the Other Atlases
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George Bailey Loring (November 8, 1817, September 14, 1891) was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
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George Bailey Loring (November 8, 1817, September 14, 1891) was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
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Made United States commissioner of agriculture (1881-1885); appointed United States minister to Portugal in 1889 and served until his resignation in 1890.
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