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George Woodward Wickersham

Attorney General · 1909

George Woodward Wickersham, Attorney General.

Positions

  • Attorney General1909-03-04–1913-03-04

Biography

George Woodward Wickersham (September 19, 1858 – January 25, 1936) was an American lawyer and Attorney General of the United States in the administration of President William H. Taft. He returned to government to serve in appointed positions under both Republican and Democratic administrations, for Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover. He was President of the Council on Foreign Relations for the latter.

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