A. Loudon Snowden

A. Loudon Snowden
U.S. Ambassador to Spain
In office July 22, 1892 – June 3, 1893
President	Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Edward Burd Grubb, Jr.
Succeeded by	Hannis Taylor
U.S. Ambassador to Serbia, Romania and Greece
In office July 1, 1889 – August 25, 1892
President	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Walker Fearn
Succeeded by	Truxtun Beale
Personal details
Born	Archibald Loudon Snowden August 11, 1835 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 7, 1912 (1912-09-08) (aged 77) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth Robinson Smith ​ ​ (m. 1864; died 1910)​
Children	4
Relatives	James Ross Snowden (uncle) Carroll Livingston Wainwright (grandson) Stuyvesant Wainwright II (great-grandson) Loudon Wainwright Jr. (great-grandson)
Alma mater	Jefferson College

Archibald Loudon Snowden (August 11, 1835 – September 7, 1912) was an American diplomat.^[1] He served simultaneously as the United States Minister to Greece, Romania, and Serbia from 1889 to 1892 and as the United States Minister to Spain from 1892 to 1893. During the American Civil War, he raised a regiment of infantry and served as lieutenant-colonel during their training. He subsequently served as captain in the First City Troop. He held multiple roles at the Philadelphia Mint, including as chief coiner from 1877 to 1879 and as superintendent and Chief Executor from 1879 to 1885.