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Edward Bates
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1793 - 1869
Edward Bates was a 19th century politician and lawyer who served as U.S. attorney general under President Abraham Lincoln.
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(1793-1869)
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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Montgomery Blair
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1813 - 1883
Montgomery Blair was a 19th century lawyer and politician who represented Dred Scott and served as Abraham Lincoln's postmaster general.
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(1813-1883)
Lawyer, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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Simon Cameron
Business Leader, U.S. Representative, Editor, Government Official / 1799 - 1889
Simon Cameron was a Pennsylvania senator who later served as President Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war.
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(1799-1889)
Business Leader, U.S. Representative, Editor, Government Official
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Salmon P. Chase
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1808 - 1873
As Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, Salmon P. Chase implemented the National Banking Act and was the sixth chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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(1808-1873)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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Hannibal Hamlin
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative / 1809 - 1891
Hannibal Hamlin was a 19th century U.S. senator who became the country’s 15th vice president, serving under Abraham Lincoln.
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(1809-1891)
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative
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Andrew Johnson
U.S. President / 1808 - 1875
Andrew Johnson was the successor to Abraham Lincoln and was the first president of the United States to be impeached.
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(1808-1875)
U.S. President
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William Seward
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1801 - 1872
William Seward was a New York governor and U.S. senator before serving as secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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(1801-1872)
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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Edwin Stanton
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1814 - 1869
Edwin Stanton served as secretary of war under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. He later served under President Andrew Johnson.
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(1814-1869)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Gideon Welles
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official / 1802 - 1878
Gideon Welles was a 19th century journalist and politician who served as secretary of the U.S. Navy under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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(1802-1878)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official