- Henry Stanberry
Infobox US Cabinet official
name=Henry Stanbery
image_width=200px
order=29th
title=United States Attorney General
term_start=July 23 ,1866
term_end=July 16 ,1868
predecessor=James Speed
successor=William M. Evarts
birth_date=birth date|1803|2|20|mf=y
birth_place=New York City, New York , U.S.
death_date=death date and age|1881|6|26|1803|2|20
death_place=New York City, New York , U.S.
party=Whig, Republican
spouse=
profession=Politician ,Lawyer
religion=EpiscopalianHenry Stanbery (
February 20 ,1803 –June 26 ,1881 ) was an American lawyer and Presidential Cabinet member.Born in
New York , he moved toOhio in 1814. He graduated fromWashington College (nowWashington and Jefferson College near Pittsburgh and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1824 and to the bar of theSupreme Court of the United States in 1832.In 1846 he was elected the first
attorney general of Ohio by theOhio General Assembly . PresidentAndrew Johnson appointed Stanberry Attorney General of the United States in 1866. He resigned onMarch 12 ,1868 , to defend Johnson during hisimpeachment trial. At the conclusion of the trial, Johnson renominated him as Attorney General and also to the Supreme Court, but the Senate reduced the number of Supreme Court seats, which meant that Johnson nominated Stanberry for a non-existent position.Stanbery lived in
Fort Thomas, Kentucky , from 1857 to 1881 [http://kentucky.gov/kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx?mode=County&county=19] , He was a member ofSt. Paul's Episcopal Church, Newport . He died inNew York City in 1881 and is buried inCincinnati, Ohio , at theSpring Grove Cemetery .External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14759057 Henry Stanbery] at
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