Edwin M. Stanton
Edwin McMasters Stanton | |
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| 25th United States Attorney General | |
| In office December 20, 1860 – March 4, 1861 | |
| President | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah S. Black |
| Succeeded by | Edward Bates |
| 27th United States Secretary of War | |
| In office January 20, 1862 – May 28, 1868 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln (1862–1865) Andrew Johnson (1865–1868) |
| Preceded by | Simon Cameron |
| Succeeded by | John M. Schofield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1814 Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1869 (aged 55) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Lamson Stanton Ellen Hutchison Stanton |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
| Signature |  |
Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the United States Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's effective management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory under the command by Ulysses S. Grant.
Early life
[change | change source]Stanton was born in Steubenville, Ohio, the eldest of four children to David and Lucy Norman Stanton.[1] Throughout his childhood and adult life Stanton suffered from asthma. Stanton studied at Kenyon College. He was also from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Personal life
[change | change source]He was married to Mary Lamson from 1836 until her death in 1844. They had two children; Lucy Lamson and Edwin Lamson. Then he was married to Ellen Hutchinson. His brother David committed suicide in 1846. Stanton died on December 24, 1869 in Washington, D.C. from respiratory failure, aged 55.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869)". The Lincoln Institute. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
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| Dept. of Defense | ||
| Vice President | John C. Breckinridge (1857–1861) |  |
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| Secretary of State | Lewis Cass (1857–1860) • Jeremiah S. Black (1860–1861) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | ||
| Secretary of War | John B. Floyd (1857–1860) • Joseph Holt (1860–1861) | |
| Attorney General | Jeremiah S. Black (1857–1860) • Edwin M. Stanton (1860–1861) | |
| Postmaster General | ||
| Secretary of the Navy | Isaac Toucey (1857–1861) | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Jacob Thompson (1857–1861) | |
| Vice President | Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) • Andrew Johnson (1865) |  |
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| Secretary of State | William H. Seward (1861–1865) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Salmon P. Chase (1861–1864) • William P. Fessenden (1864–1865) • Hugh McCulloch (1865) | |
| Secretary of War | Simon Cameron (1861–1862) • Edwin M. Stanton (1862–1865) | |
| Attorney General | Edward Bates (1861–1864) • James Speed (1864–1865) | |
| Postmaster General | Montgomery Blair (1861–1864) • William Dennison (1864–1865) | |
| Secretary of the Navy | Gideon Welles (1861–1865) | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Caleb Blood Smith(1861–1862) • John Palmer Usher (1863–1865) | |
| Vice President | Vacant (1865–1869) |  |
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| Secretary of State | William H. Seward (1865–1869) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Hugh McCulloch (1865–1869) | |
| Secretary of War | Edwin M. Stanton (1865–1868) • John Schofield (1868–1869) | |
| Attorney General | ||
| Postmaster General | William Dennison (1865–1866) • Alexander Randall (1866–1869) | |
| Secretary of the Navy | Gideon Welles (1865–1869) | |
| Secretary of the Interior | ||
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