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Reverdy Johnson (* 21. Mai 1796 in Annapolis, Maryland; † 10. Februar 1876 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist, Politiker, Diplomat, US-Senator und Justizminister (Attorney General) .
Reverdy Johnson (May 21, 1796 – February 10, 1876) was an American politician, statesman, and jurist from Annapolis, Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case , Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his courts-martial, and Mary Surratt , alleged conspirator in the ...
18. März 2024 · Reverdy Johnson was a constitutional lawyer, U.S. senator from Maryland (1845–49, 1863–68), attorney general under President Zachary Taylor (1849–50), and minister to Great Britain (1868–69). Able to grasp either side of an issue, he was called “the Trimmer” for his ability to bring about.
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29. Mai 2018 · Reverdy Johnson was a U.S. attorney general, senator, and constitutional lawyer who argued the Dred Scott case before the Supreme Court. He supported the Union during the Civil War and the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction policy, and later defended southerners accused of disloyalty.
REVERDY JOHNSON was a distinguished American lawyer (1796-i876). He was descended from an ancestry of lawyers. He followed William. Wirt at the Maryland bar, and took rank with these distinguished men in learning and ability. In his earlier days he was intimately associated. with Roger B. Taney in the Maryland practice and later argued many.
24. Okt. 2022 · Johnson, Reverdy. 21st Attorney General, 1849 - 1850. Download Image. Reverdy Johnson was born in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 21, 1796. He was educated at St. John's College in Annapolis, graduating in 1811, read law with his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1815.
Reverdy Johnson was an American politician, statesman, and jurist from Annapolis, Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his courts-martial, and Mary Surratt, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
