After saying what was to be said about the English Mission, I said to President Harrison: "We have a gentleman in Massachusetts, whom I think it is very desirable indeed to place in some important public service; that is Thomas Jefferson Coolidge.
Hoar advocates for Thomas Jefferson Coolidge's appointment to an important public service role.
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