Edwin M. Stanton

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United States Cabinet member human lawyer politician

Edwin M. Stanton was the U.S. Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, whose dismissal by Johnson triggered the political crisis that led to Johnson’s impeachment.

Aliases (1)

Edwin McMasters Stanton ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet member → human → lawyer → politician →
admittedToBar	Ohio →
appointedBy	Abraham Lincoln →
associatedWithEvent	assassination of Abraham Lincoln →
burialPlace	Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. →
causeOfDeath	asthma →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
conflict	American Civil War →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1814-12-19 →
dateOfDeath	1869-12-24 →
dateOfSupremeCourtNomination	1869-12-20 →
education	Kenyon College (attended, did not graduate) →
familyName	Stanton →
fullName	Edwin McMasters Stanton →
givenName	Edwin →
implementedPolicy	military telegraph and railroad coordination for the Union → mobilization and organization of Union armies →
knownFor	enforcement of the Tenure of Office Act dispute with Andrew Johnson → strict and energetic management of the War Department → support for aggressive prosecution of the Civil War →
laterAffiliation	Republican Party →
nominatedBy	Ulysses S. Grant →
nominatedFor	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States →
notableEvent	dismissal by President Andrew Johnson in 1868 →
notableFor	role in the impeachment crisis of Andrew Johnson →
notableWork	administration of the Union war effort during the American Civil War →
occupation	attorney → government official →
officeEnd	1868-05-28 →
officeStart	1862-01-20 →
placeOfBirth	Steubenville, Ohio →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C. →
politicalParty	Democratic Party →
positionHeld	United States Secretary of War →
predecessor	Simon Cameron →
religion	Methodism →
residence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → Steubenville, Ohio → Washington, D.C. →
roleDuringConflict	civilian head of the U.S. War Department →
roleInEvent	directed pursuit of John Wilkes Booth and conspirators →
servedInCabinetOf	Abraham Lincoln → Andrew Johnson →
spouse	Ellen Hutchison → Mary Lamson →
successor	John Schofield →
supremeCourtService	never served due to death before taking office →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edwin M. Stanton ("Edwin McMasters Stanton") →	fullName
impeachment of Andrew Johnson →	keyFigure
Tenure of Office Act →	keyPersonInvolved
Secretary of War →	positionHeldBy