Edwin M. Stanton

Edwin M. Stanton (19 December 1814 - 24 December 1869), born in Steubenville, Ohio, was appointed as Attorney General by James Buchanan. After Abraham Lincoln was elected, he lost his position as Attorney General, but agreed to work as a legal adviser to Simon Cameron, the Secretary of War. After graduating from Kenyon College in 1833, he was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1835.

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• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASstanton.htm
• http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/11BiographiesKeyIndividuals/EdwinMStanton.htm