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[207] Born in Ohio, 1814; died, 1869. Built up an important business as a lawyer in Pennsylvania and Ohio before the war; became Attorney-General in Buchanan’s Cabinet in 1860; succeeded Cameron in Lincoln’s Cabinet, 1862; ruled his Department with great vigor; had noteworthy controversies with McClellan and Sherman; strenuously opposed Johnson’s reconstruction policy; was nominated by Grant for Justice of the Supreme Court, but died before taking his seat.