Background
Trist, Nicholas Philip was born on June 2, 1800 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Hore Browse and Mary (Brown) Trist.
Trist, Nicholas Philip was born on June 2, 1800 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Hore Browse and Mary (Brown) Trist.
Attended United States Military Academy. Studied law.
Clerk, unites states department State circa 1827, chief clerk, 1845. Private secretary to President Jackson, 1829. United States consul to Havana, Cuba, 1833-1841, special agent to negotiate a treaty of peace in Mexico, 1847, recalled, but negotiated a peace treaty to prevent collapse of Mexican government.
Drew up the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in accordance with his original liberal instructions, 1848.
Postmaster of Alexandria (Virginia), 1870.
Married Virginia Randolph.