Statue of Liberty - Ferdinand de Lesseps
Time: Friday Jul 4, 1884
Place: Paris, France
Details: Laboulaye died in 1883. He was succeeded as chairman of the French committee by Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal. The completed statue was formally presented to Ambassador Morton at a ceremony in Paris on July 4, 1884, and de Lesseps announced that the French government had agreed to pay for its transport to New York.
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