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Charles Devens
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35th United States Attorney General | |
In office March 12, 1877 – March 4, 1881 |
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President | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Preceded by | Alphonso Taft |
Succeeded by | Wayne MacVeagh |
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Born | Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S. |
April 4, 1820
Died | January 7, 1891 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
(aged 70)
Political party | Whig (Before 1860) Democratic (1860–1867) Republican (1867–1891) |
Education | Harvard University (BA, LLB) |
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Allegiance | ![]() • Union |
Branch/service | ![]() • Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1866 |
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Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Devens Jr. (April 4, 1820 – January 7, 1891) was an American lawyer, jurist and statesman. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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General Charles Devens (center) and other officers in Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865.
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