Edwin L. Stanton
Edwin L. Stanton | |
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Portrait of Stanton, c. 1870s | |
| Attorney for the District of Columbia | |
| In office July 3, 1874 – October 31, 1876 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | William A. Cook |
| Succeeded by | William Birney |
| 2nd Secretary of the District of Columbia | |
| In office 1871–1873 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Governor | Henry D. Cooke |
| Preceded by | Norton P. Chipman |
| Succeeded by | Richard Harrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Lamson Stanton August 12, 1842 Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 1877 (aged 35) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Union Cemetery-Beatty Park |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Matilda Wilkins Carr
(m. 1874) |
| Parents |
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| Education | Kenyon College |
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Edwin Lamson Stanton (August 12, 1842 – August 29, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician. A native of Steubenville, Ohio, he was the son of Edwin Stanton and his first wife, Mary.
After the American Civil War, Stanton established himself as a lawyer in Washington, D.C., and he was appointed as Secretary of the District of Columbia by Republican president Ulysses S. Grant in 1871. In 1874, Grant appointed Stanton as city attorney of the District of Columbia.