Aaron Vail
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Aaron Vail (1796–1878) was an American diplomat. As a chargé d'affaires, he acted as the chief American officer in London in lieu of a Minister between April 4, 1832 and 1836; between the tenures of Martin Van Buren and Andrew Stevenson.[1] He then became a Special Diplomatic Agent to Canada in 1838.[2] On May 20, 1840, Vail then performed the same function as chargé d'affaires in Spain, being succeeded by Washington Irving on August 1, 1842.[3] Born in New York, he died in Paris, France and was survived by his son, Aaron Vail II.[4]
