Clayton-Bulwer Treaty — The Clayton Bulwer Treaty was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain, negotiated in 1850 by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer (Lord Dalling), in consequence of the situation created by the project of an interoceanic canal… … Wikipedia
Clayton–Bulwer Treaty — The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom, negotiated in 1850 by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, later Lord Dalling. It was negotiated in response to attempts to build the Nicaragua Canal … Wikipedia
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty — (1850) Negotiated and signed in Washington, D.C. by American Secretary of State John Clayton and the British Minister to the United States, Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, the treaty was a compromise between competing Anglo American imperial… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Clayton–Bulwer Treaty — ▪ United States United Kingdom [1850] compromise agreement (signed April 19, 1850) designed to harmonize contending British and U.S. interests in Central America. Because of its equivocal language, it became one of the most discussed and… … Universalium
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty — /klayt n bool weuhr/ an agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain in 1850 guaranteeing that any canal built to connect the Atlantic and Pacific across Central America would be jointly controlled, open to all nations, and unfortified. Cf. Hay… … Useful english dictionary
Bulwer, Henry Lytton — ▪ British diplomat Baron Dalling And Bulwer Of Dalling born February 13, 1801, London died May 23, 1872, Naples diplomat who, as British ambassador to the United States, negotiated the controversial Clayton–Bulwer Treaty (April 19, 1850),… … Universalium
Clayton, John Middleton — born July 24, 1796, Dagsboro, Del., U.S. died Nov. 9, 1856, Dover, Del. U.S. politician. He served as Delaware s secretary of state (1826–28) and chief justice (1837). He also represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate (1829–36, 1845–49). As U.S.… … Universalium
Bulwer, Sir (William) Henry Lytton (Earle) — later Baron Dalling and Bulwer of Dalling born Feb. 13, 1801, London, Eng. died May 23, 1872, Naples, Italy British diplomat. In the diplomatic service from 1829, he negotiated the Ponsonby Treaty (1838), which was advantageous to British trade… … Universalium
Bulwer — /bool weuhr/, n. Sir Henry (William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer; Baron Dalling and Bulwer),1801 72, British diplomat and author. * * * (as used in expressions) Clayton Bulwer Treaty Bulwer Sir William Henry Lytton Earle Baron Dalling and Bulwer of… … Universalium
treaty — /tree tee/, n., pl. treaties. 1. a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations. 2. the formal document embodying such an international agreement. 3. any agreement or… … Universalium
