Identity:
Nelson Beckwith was U.S. consul general in Paris in the 1860s.
Life:
In 1867 Beckwith was U.S. Commissioner for the Paris Exposition Universelle.
Bibliography:
Beckwith, Nelson Marvin, The French Universal Exhibition of 1867. Interesting letters from U.S. Commissioner Beckwith, and other papers containing valuable advice and information for exhibitors, Washington, 1865; New York Public Library on-line catalogue at http://catnyp.nypl.org (accessed 2005).