Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869)

Author of The Diary of a Public Man

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Disambiguation Notice:

Full name: Edwin McMasters Stanton

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Canonical name: Stanton, Edwin M.
Legal name: Stanton, Edwin McMasters
Birthdate: 1814-12-19
Date of death: 1869-12-24
Gender: male
Education: Kenyon College (1833)
Occupations: lawyer
public official
U.S. Attorney General (1860-1861)
United States Secretary of War (1862-1868)
Organizations: James Buchanan's cabinet (1860-1861|Attorney General)
James Buchanan administration (1860-1861)
Abraham Lincoln's cabinet (1862-1865|Secretary of War)
Abraham Lincoln administration (1862-1865)
Andrew Johnson's cabinet (1865-1868|Secretary of War)
Andrew Johnson administration (1865-1868) (show all 7)
Democratic Party
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Places of residence: Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Cadiz, Ohio, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Richmond, Ohio, USA
Place of death: Washington, D.C., USA
Burial location: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., USA
Disambiguation notice: Full name: Edwin McMasters Stanton
Associated Place (for map): USA