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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 ...
Reverdy Johnson 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). Able to grasp either side of an issue, he was called “the Trimmer” for his ability to bring about.
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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.
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).
Reverdy Johnson was born in 1796 in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated from St. John's College (Annapolis) in 1811, studied the law, was admitted to the state bar in 1816, and became a noted lawyer in Baltimore.
May 21, 2014 · On this day in 1796, Reverdy Johnson, an attorney who argued in favor of imposing the infamous Dred Scott decision for his slave-owning client before the U.S. Supreme Court, was born in Annapolis.
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).
