Ebenezer Hoar | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Constantine Esty |
| Succeeded by | John Tarbox |
| 30th United States Attorney General | |
| In office March 5, 1869 – November 22, 1870 | |
| President | Ulysses Grant |
| Preceded by | William Evarts |
| Succeeded by | Amos Akerman |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar February 21, 1816 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 1895 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (Before 1854) Republican (1854–1895) |
| Spouse |
Caroline Brooks
(m. 1840; died 1892) |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, LLB) |
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (February 21, 1816 – January 31, 1895) was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist from Massachusetts. He served as U.S. Attorney General from 1869 to 1870, and was the first head of the newly created Department of Justice. Hoar assisted President Ulysses S. Grant in appointing two United States Supreme Court justices and was himself nominated to the Court. His nomination was rejected by the United States Senate, in part for his positions on patronage reform. In 1871, Hoar was appointed by Grant to the United States high commission that negotiated the Treaty of Washington between the U.S. and the United Kingdom, helping to settle the Alabama Claims.