George W. Wickersham

George Wickersham
47th United States Attorney General
In office
March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byCharles Bonaparte
Succeeded byJames McReynolds
Personal details
Born
George Woodward Wickersham

(1858-09-19)September 19, 1858
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1936(1936-01-25) (aged 77)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMildred Wendell
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
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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.[1]

  1. ^ German, 1969.