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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Reverdy_JohnsonReverdy Johnson - Wikipedia

    Reverdy Johnson (May 21, 1796 – February 10, 1876) was an American politician, statesman, and jurist from Annapolis, Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case , Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his courts-martial, and Mary Surratt , alleged conspirator in the ...

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Reverdy-JohnsonReverdy Johnson | Civil War, Maryland Senator, Diplomat

    May 17, 2024 · Reverdy Johnson (born May 21, 1796, Annapolis, Md., U.S.—died Feb. 10, 1876, Annapolis) was a constitutional lawyer, U.S. senator from Maryland (1845–49, 1863–68), attorney general under President Zachary Taylor (1849–50), and minister to Great Britain (1868–69).

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  4. www.justice.gov › ag › bioAttorney General: Reverdy Johnson - United States Department of...

    Oct 24, 2022 · 21st Attorney General, 1849 - 1850. Download Image. Reverdy Johnson was born in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 21, 1796. He was educated at St. John's College in Annapolis, graduating in 1811, read law with his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1815.

  5. www.encyclopedia.com › reverdy-johnsonReverdy Johnson | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · JOHNSON, REVERDY. Reverdy Johnson served as U.S. attorney general from 1849 to 1850. Johnson also served in the U.S. Senate and was an influential constitutional lawyer. He represented the defense in dred scott v. sandford, 60 (19 How.) U.S. 393, 15 L. Ed. 691 (1857).

  6. www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org › residents-visitors › visitors-fromVisitors from Congress: Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876)

    Reverdy Johnson was a Senator from Maryland (Whig, Democrat, 1845-49, 1863-68), Attorney General (1849-50) under President Zachary Taylor and Minister to Great Britain (1868-1869).

  7. rs5.loc.gov › service › mssReverdy Johnson Papers - Library of Congress

    The papers of Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876) span the years 1830-1876 and consist mainly of correspondence relating to Johnson's early law practice, his service as United States senator from Maryland, as a special inquirer in the 1862 case of

  8. www.encyclopedia.com › johnson-reverdy-1796-1876Johnson, Reverdy (1796–1876) | Encyclopedia.com

    JOHNSON, REVERDY (1796–1876) A leading constitutional lawyer and Maryland Unionist, Reverdy Johnson argued numerous important Supreme Court cases, including Seymour v. McCormick (1854), dred scott v. sandford (1857), and united states v. cruikshank (1876).