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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 · 28th Attorney General, 1866 - 1868. Download Image. Born in New York, New York, on February 20, 1803, Henry Stanbery moved to Ohio in 1814. He graduated from Washington College, in Pennsylvania, in September of 1819, and studied law.
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 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.
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.
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.
