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Baldwin cyers</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1924) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis9.html#190.86.92">William Holmes Davis</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1940-44) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Belgium</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#800.60.39">Duncan Robertson</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1870-77) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskill-hastie.html#880.04.34">R. T. Hasler</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1935-44) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Bolivia</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#590.69.74">John D. Leitch</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk 1910-35) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Brazil</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#714.70.56">Myer Myers</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1864-77) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#855.43.82">Barton Myers</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1884-1907) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilbert.html#642.54.68">Frank A. Gilbert</a> (Commercial Agent in Norfolk 1903-07) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Chile</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#334.56.23">Carlos A. Lavandero</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1926) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Colombia</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arn-arnick.html#032.52.50">Hugo Arnal</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1893-1902) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson4.html#255.92.20">Howard P. Wilson</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1902-07) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#334.56.23">Carlos A. Lavandero</a> (Consul in Norfolk as of 1926) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Costa Rica</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#092.76.68">Charles M. Barnett</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1900-07) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/resa-reynold.html#496.29.29">Harry Reyner</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1909-35) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Cuba</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#788.45.78">C. M. Kaylor</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1903-07) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delany-delawarr.html#704.15.19">Gaspar de la Vega=y=Calderón</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk 1909-14) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Denmark</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#092.76.68">Charles M. Barnett</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1902-07) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#138.90.16">V. D. Andersen</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knox.html#631.94.63">Walter Knox</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1950) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Ecuador</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#092.76.68">Charles M. Barnett</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1899-1907) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#748.35.46">William H. Schmitt</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1926) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#292.66.24">Arthur C. Humphreys</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>France</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#790.27.66">Walter Herron Taylor</a> (Consular Agent in Norfolk 1906-14) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#633.11.21">Georges Joseph Fossier</a> (Consular Agent in Norfolk as of 1935) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Germany</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#210.18.41">William Lamb</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1880-1903) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voelker-voorehees.html#120.36.19">Leopold Marshall von Schilling</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk & Newport News as of 1935) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Great Britain</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#714.70.56">Myer Myers</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1856) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#855.43.82">Barton Myers</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1877-1923) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guthrie.html#573.23.70">James Guthrie</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Guatemala</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/resa-reynold.html#496.29.29">Harry Reyner</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1931) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Haiti</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weiss.html#237.57.76">Rudolph W. Weiss</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1944) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Italy</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#292.66.24">Arthur C. Humphreys</a> (Consular Agent in Norfolk 1891-95) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Latvia</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#590.69.74">John D. Leitch</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Mexico</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#292.66.24">Arthur C. Humphreys</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1901-03) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#092.76.68">Charles M. Barnett</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1929) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/austin.html#713.04.30">Bruce Austin</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weiss.html#237.57.76">Rudolph W. Weiss</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1950) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Netherlands</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#714.70.56">Myer Myers</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1835-77) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#855.43.82">Barton Myers</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1878-1903) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Nicaragua</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#092.76.68">Charles M. Barnett</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1899-1921) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Norway</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#925.81.45">Anders Williams</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#925.81.45">Anders Williams</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1950) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Panama</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#590.69.74">John D. Leitch</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1914-21) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardville-richman.html#279.49.21">Paul Richman</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Hampton Roads 1934-36) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#910.87.51">Armando Carles</a> (Honorary Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Paraguay</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#092.76.68">Charles M. Barnett</a> (Consul in Norfolk as of 1903-29) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Portugal</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burruss-burtness.html#434.19.97">Nathaniel P. Burruss</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1865-77) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burruss-burtness.html#434.19.97">Nathaniel P. Burruss</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1900-01) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Spain</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#800.60.39">Duncan Robertson</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1853-77) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#292.66.24">Arthur C. Humphreys</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1890-98) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphreys.html#292.66.24">Arthur C. Humphreys</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk 1901-35) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#412.55.91">Charles C. Richardson</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk 1905-07) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Sweden</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#195.82.83">Herman Aspegren</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1935) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Sweden & Norway</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#210.18.41">William Lamb</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1876-1903) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Uruguay</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hathcock-havenner.html#119.10.91">James Haughton</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1892-97) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#092.76.68">Charles M. Barnett</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk 1898-1907) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey1.html#355.09.94">Aubrey G. Bailey</a> (Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1914) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/widdis-wiggin.html#650.52.40">E. J. Rudgard Wigg</a> (Honorary Vice Consul in Norfolk as of 1926-48) <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <b>Venezuela</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arn-arnick.html#032.52.50">Hugo Arnal</a> (Consul in Norfolk 1892-1902) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cutliff-czelusta.html#318.55.49">R. 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