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attorney
attorney agent put in place of another to manage particular affairs of the principal. An attorney in fact is an agent who conducts business under authority that is controlled and limited by a written document called a letter, or power, of attorney granted by the principal. An attorney at law is an ...
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Luther Martin
Luther Martin c.1748-1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding office from 1778 to 1805 and again from 1818 to 1822 (although he was inactive in his last two years of office). He was a ...
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Tom Campbell Clark
Tom Campbell Clark 1899-1977, U.S. Attorney General (1945-49), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1949-67), b. Dallas, Tex.; father of Ramsey Clark . He received his law degree from the Univ. of Texas. Clark joined the Justice Dept. (1937) as a special assistant to the attorney general. ...
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Pinkney, William
Pinkney, William (b. Annapolis, Md., 17 Mar. 1764; d. Washington, D.C., 25 Feb. 1822), lawyer and statesman. Distinguished in public affairs and law, William Pinkney was a member of the Maryland legislature and council (1788–1795), United States attorney general (1811–1815), and United...
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Harlan Fiske Stone
Harlan Fiske Stone 1872-1946, American jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (1941-46), b. Chesterfield, N.H. A graduate (1898) of Columbia Univ. law school, he was admitted (1899) to the bar, practiced law in New York City, and lectured at the Columbia law school, where he became profess...
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Edwin Meese, 3d
Edwin Meese, 3d 1931-, American public official, b. Oakland, Calif. As a deputy district attorney of Alameda co., he was a tough prosecutor with little toleration for radical protest. As a result, Gov. Ronald Reagan appointed him secretary of legal affairs. Meese served as counselor to President ...
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Jeremiah Sullivan Black
Jeremiah Sullivan Black 1810-83, American cabinet officer, b. Somerset co., Pa. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1830, Black became a successful lawyer. As U.S. Attorney General (1857-60) under President Buchanan he hired Edwin M. Stanton, later his successor, to clear up the involved land-title...
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Richard Olney
Richard Olney 1835-1917, American cabinet member, b. Oxford, Mass. He was a successful Boston lawyer and had served briefly in the state legislature before President Cleveland appointed him to his cabinet. As Attorney General (1893-95), he obtained an injunction against the strikers in the Pullman...
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Elihu Root
Elihu Root 1845-1937, American cabinet member and diplomat, b. Clinton, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1867, he practiced law in New York City, became prominent in Republican politics, and was appointed (1883) U.S. attorney of the southern district of New York. He soon returned (1885) to his private p...
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James Clark McReynolds
James Clark McReynolds , 1862-1946, U.S. Attorney General (1913-14) and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1914-41), b. Elkton, Ky. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Virginia in 1884. He was a professor of law at Vanderbilt when he was appointed Assistant Attorney General by The...
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