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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