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William Maxwell Evarts 1818–1901 Am. lawyer & statesman

Evarts, William Maxwell

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(ĕv'Әrts), 1818–1901, American lawyer and statesman, b. Boston; grandson of Roger Sherman. After attending Harvard Law School he began (1841) to practice law in New York City, where, with Charles E. Butler, he formed (1843) a firm that became one of the best known in the country. Evarts was government counsel in the abortive trial of Jefferson Davis for treason and later eloquently defended President Andrew Johnson in the impeachment proceedings. He was one of the counsel for the United States in the Geneva arbitration proceedings (1871–72) on the Alabama claims, and in 1877, as Republican counsel before the electoral commission, he argued the claims of Rutherford B. Hayes to the presidency. He was U.S. Attorney General under Johnson (1868–69) and Secretary of State under Hayes (1877–81). Confronted in the latter capacity with the activity of French interests in constructing an isthmian canal, he stated forcefully that any canal must remain under American control, thus formulating a…
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William Maxwell Evarts served as attorney general of the United States from 1868 to 1869 under President Andrew Johnson. Evarts later served as secretary of state under President Rutherford B. Hayes and as a U.S. senator from New York. Evarts was born on February 16, 1818, in Boston, Massachusetts. …
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I’m a manMore dined against than dining. In Betjeman , Summoned by Bells (1960). [Of a dinner given by US President and temperance advocate Rutherford B. Hayes] It was a brilliant affair; water flowed like champagne. [Attr.] The best number for a dinner party is two: myself and a damn good head…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born Feb. 6, 1818, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 28, 1901, New York, N.Y.) U.S. lawyer. He served as counsel for Pres. Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial (1868). After Johnson’s acquittal, he served as U.S. attorney general (1868–69), then represented the U.S. in the Alabama claims arbitration…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(ĕv'Әrts), 1818–1901, American lawyer and statesman, b. Boston; grandson of Roger Sherman. After attending Harvard Law School he began (1841) to practice law in New York City, where, with Charles E. Butler, he formed (1843) a firm that became one of the best known in the country. Evarts was…
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Full text Article Roger Sherman (1721-1793)

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Roger Sherman (1721-1793)
Of all of the political men in America from 1775 to 1789, Roger Sherman is the only one who signed all four founding documents of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the US Constitution. In addition to signing the…
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