Edwards Pierrepont
Politician
1817 – 1892
Who was Edwards Pierrepont?
Edwards Pierrepont was a popular American attorney, jurist, and orator. Having graduated from Yale in 1837, Pierrepont studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. During the American Civil War, Pierrepont was a Democrat, although he supported President Abraham Lincoln. Pierrepont supported President Andrew Johnson's conservative Reconstruction efforts having opposed the Radical Republicans. In both 1868 and 1872, Pierrepont supported Ulysses S. Grant for President. For his support, President Grant appointed Pierrepont New York Attorney in 1869. In 1871, Pierrepont gained the reputation as a solid reformer, having joined New York's Committee of Seventy that shut down Boss Tweed's corrupt Tammany Hall. In 1872, Pierrepont modified his views on Reconstruction and stated that African American freedman's rights needed to be protected.
In April 1875, Pierrepont was appointed U.S. Attorney General by President Ulysses S.
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- Born
- Mar 4, 1817
North Haven - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Yale Law School
- Lived in
- Connecticut
- New York City
- Died
- Mar 6, 1892
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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