Alexander Hill Everett

Alexander Hill Everett
8th United States chargé d'affaires in the Netherlands
In office January 4, 1819 (1819-01-04) – (1824-06-07)June 7, 1824
Appointed by	James Monroe
Preceded by	William Eustis
Succeeded by	Christopher Hughes
8th United States Minister to Spain
In office September 4, 1825 (1825-09-04) – (1829-08-01)August 1, 1829
Appointed by	John Quincy Adams
Preceded by	Hugh Nelson
Succeeded by	Cornelius P. Van Ness
2nd United States Commissioner to the Great Qing Empire
In office July 4, 1845 (1845-07-04) – (1847-06-28)June 28, 1847
Appointed by	James K. Polk
Preceded by	Caleb Cushing
Succeeded by	John Wesley Davis
Personal details
Born	(1790-03-19)March 19, 1790 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	June 29, 1847(1847-06-29) (aged 57) Guangzhou, China
Political party	National Republican Democrat (after 1836)
Spouse	Lucretia Orne Peabody (1786-1862)
Relations	Edward Everett (brother)
Alma mater	Harvard College
Profession	Lawyer, editor, diplomat, author

Alexander Hill Everett (March 19, 1792 – June 28, 1847) was an American diplomat, politician, and Boston man of letters.^[1] Everett held diplomatic posts in the Netherlands, Spain, Cuba, and China. His translations of European literature, published in the North American Review, were influential for the Transcendentalism movement.^[2]