Akerman, Amos Tappan
Born: Feb 23, 1821 AD
Died: 1880 AD, at 59 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Lawyers, Politician
Died: 1880 AD, at 59 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Lawyers, Politician
1821 - Born on the 23rd of February in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.
1842 - He attended Phillips Exeter Academy high school, and then attended Dartmouth College graduating as a member of the class.
1850 - He studied law, eventually moving to Elberton, Georgia, where he opened up a law firm.
- He joined the Confederate Army where he served in the quartermaster's department.
1868 - He became opposed to slavery, and would play a crucial role in Reconstruction as a member of Georgia's state constitutional convention.
1869 - He appointed as U.S. district attorney for Georgia.
1870 - He was appointed as Attorney General on the 23rd of June, by President Ulysses S. Grant.
- He was the first to serve as head of the newly created Justice Department, as Attorney General.
1871 - He resigned because of the beginning of corruption that plagued Grant's administration.
- He returned to Georgia, where continued to practice law until his death.
1880 - He died on the 21st of December in Cartersville, Georgia, USA.
1842 - He attended Phillips Exeter Academy high school, and then attended Dartmouth College graduating as a member of the class.
1850 - He studied law, eventually moving to Elberton, Georgia, where he opened up a law firm.
- He joined the Confederate Army where he served in the quartermaster's department.
1868 - He became opposed to slavery, and would play a crucial role in Reconstruction as a member of Georgia's state constitutional convention.
1869 - He appointed as U.S. district attorney for Georgia.
1870 - He was appointed as Attorney General on the 23rd of June, by President Ulysses S. Grant.
- He was the first to serve as head of the newly created Justice Department, as Attorney General.
1871 - He resigned because of the beginning of corruption that plagued Grant's administration.
- He returned to Georgia, where continued to practice law until his death.
1880 - He died on the 21st of December in Cartersville, Georgia, USA.
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