▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Pier ce ▁to ▁China ▁as ▁Special ▁Commission er ▁to ▁sett le ▁a ▁dispute ▁between ▁some ▁American ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁regarding ▁the ▁ex action ▁of ▁export ▁duties . ▁This ▁mission ▁was ▁successful , ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁Europe . ▁On ▁his ▁return , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Congress ▁without ▁his ▁consent , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁Angel ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁James ▁Buch an an ▁as ▁Minister ▁to ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Norway , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁at ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Civil ▁List ▁compiled ▁by ▁Franklin ▁Benjamin ▁H ough ▁( page ▁ 4 1 4 ; ▁We ed , ▁Par s ons ▁and ▁Co ., ▁ 1 8 5 8 ) ▁THE ▁O BIT U ARY ▁RE C ORD ; ▁Benjamin ▁F . ▁Angel ▁in ▁NY T ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁York