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Also Known As Edwin McMasters Stanton
Born December 19, 1814 • Steubenville • Ohio
Died December 24, 1869 (aged 55) • Washington, D.C. • Washington, D.C.
Title / Office attorney general (1860-1862), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Role In American Civil War • Reconstruction

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