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Henry Stanbery (February 20, 1803 – June 26, 1881) was an American lawyer from Ohio. He was most notable for his service as Ohio's first attorney general from 1846 to 1851 and the United States Attorney General from 1866 to 1868.
From 1846 to 1851, Stanbery served as the first attorney general of Ohio, returning to private practice in 1853, this time in Cincinnati. For the next thirteen years, he practiced law, suspending his work only when President Andrew Johnson offered him the post of attorney general in 1866.
Oct 24, 2022 · Henry Stanbery was born in New York in 1803 and studied law in Ohio. He served as the first attorney general of Ohio and was appointed by President Johnson in 1866, but resigned to defend him during his impeachment trial.
An Ohio lawyer and United States attorney general (1866–1868), Henry Stanbery opposed congressional reconstruction and prepared many of President andrew johnson's veto messages.
Henry Stanbery. Lawyer played key role in impeachment trial From Pieces of the Past, Volume 2. pages 39-41 by Jim Reis and reprinted here with his permission. Henry Stanbery was born in New York City on February 20, 1803, the son of Dr. Jonas Stanbery.
Henry Stanbery served as attorney general of the United States from 1866 to 1868 under President andrew johnson. Stanbery, the son of Jonas Stanbery, a physician, was born February 20, 1803, in New York. He moved with his family from New York to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1814.
Stanbery was a conservative Republican and came to the office with little influence in national political affairs. The new Attorney General played a key role in Johnson’s Reconstruction and impeachment battles against the Radical Republican Congress.
