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George Woodward Wickersham (* 19. September 1858 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; † 26. Januar 1936 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker ( Republikanische Partei ), der dem Kabinett von US-Präsident William Howard Taft als Justizminister angehörte.
George Woodward Wickersham (September 19, 1858 – January 25, 1936) was an American lawyer and Attorney General of the United States in the administration of President William H. Taft. He returned to government to serve in appointed positions under both Republican and Democratic administrations, for Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover .
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24. Okt. 2022 · In 1883 Wickersham entered the old established law firm of Strong and Cadwalader, and became a partner in the firm four years later. He held the office of Attorney General of the United States from March 5, 1909, to March 5, 1913, in President Taft's administration. Wickersham was named by President Wilson to serve on the War Trade ...
18. Mai 2018 · As U.S. attorney general from 1909 to 1913, George Woodward Wickersham was an aggressive enforcer of federal antitrust laws. Late in his career, he headed a commission that conducted the first comprehensive national investigation of the U.S. criminal justice system.
20. Mai 2020 · The actual man behind the name, George Wickersham, is less well known to current generations. Yet from roughly 1900 to his death in 1936, George Wickersham was one of the most renowned and influential lawyers of his time. He began his career creating and defending large corporations, then switched sides, as US attorney general under ...
Hoover appointed George Wickersham, a former U.S. attorney general under President William H. Taft (1857–1930; served 1909–13), to head the commission. There were ten other members on the commission with Wickersham; some were prominent Americans such as the dean of Harvard Law School.
Wickersham entered the administration of William Howard Taft in March 1909 as attorney general, remaining until the end of the Taft presidency in March 1913. Following his tenure in the cabinet, Wickersham was named by President Woodrow Wilson to serve on the War Trade Board to Cuba during WWI.
