William M. Blackford
William M. Blackford | |
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portrait by Emanuel Leutze | |
| Born | August 19, 1801 |
| Died | April 1864 (aged 62–63) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Berkeley Minor Blackford |
William Mathews Blackford (August 19, 1801, Catoctin Furnace, Maryland–April 15, 1864 at home in Lynchburg, Virginia) was a journalist and American chargé d'affaires to the Republic of New Granada, based in Bogota, where he helped to negotiate a new postal treaty.