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in 1879. It was in this latter posting, where he remained for almost a decade, where he distinguished himself and acquired a reputation for shrewdness. One of his achievements during this time was to obtain a public apology by
Britain's Prime Minister
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His summer residence in Maine from his years in the United States today operates as a bed and breakfast.
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On a more anecdotal level, Baron Hengelmüller von Hengervár was subject to a quote by the then President
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of 1885-1886 and had to exercise a restraining influence on Serbian King
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