formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is
1801–72, American statesman, b. Florida, Orange co., N.Y. A graduate (1820) of Union College, he was admitted to the bar in 1822 and established
dŭl'əs, 1888–1959, U.S. secretary of state (1953–59), b. Washington, D.C.; brother of Allen Dulles , grandson of John Watson Foster , secretary of
1808–93, American statesman, b. New York City, grad. Columbia, 1827; son of Nicholas Fish (1758–1833). He studied law and was admitted to the bar in
1845–1937, American cabinet member and diplomat, b. Clinton, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1867, he practiced law in New York City, became prominent in
1786–1857, American politician, b. Southbridge, Mass. He settled in Troy, N.Y., where he practiced law and, after serving in the War of 1812, held
1767-1848 Sixth President of the United States The political career of John Quincy Adams spanned 70 years, from the American Revolution to the Mexican
The nineteenth-century essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson was a descendant of a long line of clergy on both sides of his family. Born in Boston on
1860-1925 Three-time Democratic Presidential Candidate and U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan was one of the most prominent politicians
1758–1831, 5th President of the United States (1817–25), b. Westmoreland co., Va. Leaving the College of William and Mary in 1776 to fight in the
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Jefferson, Thomas (1743 - 1826)
1743-1826 Statesman and Third President of the United States As author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson had helped to define
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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
( kăl´´hōn' ), 1782–1850, American statesman and political philosopher, b. near Abbeville, S.C., grad. Yale, 1804. He was an intellectual giant of
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Phillips, Wendell (1811 - 1884)
1811–84, American reformer and orator, b. Boston, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1831; LL.B., 1834). He was admitted to the bar in 1834 but, having sufficient
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Adams, John, 1735-1826
1735-1826 Second President of the United States After a distinguished career during the American Revolution, John Adams continued to serve his country
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Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893
1830–93, American politician, b. West Brownsville, Pa. Blaine taught school and studied law before moving (1854) to Maine, where he became an
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Rusk, David Dean (1909 - 1994)
US Democrat politician. He was secretary of state to presidents J F Kennedy and L B Johnson 1961–69, and became unpopular through his involvement with
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Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1877-1953
( wăg'nӘr ), 1877–1953, American legislator, b. Germany. He arrived with his family in the United States in 1885 and grew up in poor surroundings in
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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
1782–1852, American statesman, lawyer, and orator, b. Salisbury (now in Franklin), N.H. He graduated (1801) from Dartmouth College, studied law, and,
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Rice, Condoleezza (1954 - )
US politician, national security advisor 2001–04 and secretary of state 2005–09. As secretary of state, she launched a diplomatic initiative aimed at
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Eliot, Charles W. (1834 - 1926)
1834–1926, American educator and president of Harvard, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1853. In 1854 he was appointed tutor in mathematics at Harvard and in
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Conkling, Roscoe (1829 - 1888)
1829–88, American politician, b. Albany, N.Y. On his admission to the bar in 1850, he was immediately appointed district attorney of Albany. The son
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Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
1763–1844, American architect, b. Boston. A member of the Boston board of selectmen in 1791, he was chosen chairman in 1799—an office equivalent to
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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
1791–1868, 15th President of the United States (1857–61), b. near Mercersburg, Pa., grad. Dickinson College, 1809. Buchanan studied law at Lancaster,
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Morris, Gouverneur (1752 - 1816)
( gəvərnēr',–nʊr' ), 1752–1816, American political leader and diplomat, b. Morrisania, N.Y. (now part of the Bronx); a grandson of Lewis Morris
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Kennedy, Robert (1925 - 1968)
1925–68, American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1961–64), b. Brookline, Mass., younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and son of Joseph P.
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Smith, John, 1580 - 1631
1580-1631 Explorer, Governor of Virginia, and Author John Smith was a central figure in establishing Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English
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Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
( ăch'ĭsӘn ), 1893–1971, U.S. secretary of state (1949–52), b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Yale, Harvard Law School. He was (1919–21) private secretary
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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
1756–1836, American political leader, b. Newark, N.J., grad. College of New Jersey (now Princeton). A brilliant law student, Burr interrupted his
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Lansing, Robert (1864 - 1928)
1864–1928, U.S. Secretary of State (1915–20), b. Watertown, N.Y. An authority in the field of international law, he founded the American Journal of
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King, Rufus (1755 - 1827)
1755–1827, American political leader, b. Scarboro, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts). He served briefly in the American Revolution and
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Madison, James (1751 - 1836)
1751–1836, 4th President of the United States (1809–17), b. Port Conway, Va. A member of the Virginia planter class, he attended the College of New
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Hay, John, 1838-1905
Birth Date: October 12, 1838 Death Date: July 1, 1905 Secretary to President Abraham Lincoln, writer, diplomat, and secretary of state (1898–1905).
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Kissinger, Henry (1923 - )
German-born US diplomat. After a brilliant academic career at Harvard University, he was appointed national security adviser in 1969 by President
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Stimson, Henry (1867 - 1930)
1867–1950, American statesman, b. New York City. A graduate of Yale and of Harvard, he became associated with Elihu Root in law practice in New York
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Hughes, Charles Evans (1862 - 1948)
( hyuz ), 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of state (1921–25), and 11th
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Clay, Henry (1777 - 1852)
1777–1852, American statesman, b. Hanover co., Va. His father died when he was four years old, and Clay's formal schooling was limited to three years.
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Buchanan, James M. (1919 - 2013)
US economist and the founder of ‘public choice theory’, the economic study of non-market decision-making or, alternatively expressed, the attempt to
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Sherman, John (1823 - 1900)
1823–1900, American statesman, b. Lancaster, Ohio; brother of William Tecumseh Sherman. He studied law, was admitted (1844) to the bar, and practiced
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Sumner, Charles (1811 - 1874)
1811–74, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851–74), b. Boston. He attended (1831–33) and was later a lecturer at Harvard law school, was admitted
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Baker, James Addison, 1930-
US Republican politician and lawyer. Under President Ronald Reagan , he was White House chief of staff 1981–85 and treasury secretary 1985–88. After
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Moynihan, Daniel (Mar 16, 1927 - Mar 26, 2003)
( moi'nĭhăn´´ ), 1927–2003, American sociologist and politician, b. Tulsa, Okla., grad. Tufts (B.A., 1948; M.A., 1949; Ph.D., 1961). Raised in a poor
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Marshall, John (1755 - 1835)
1755–1835, American jurist, 4th chief justice of the United States (1801–35), b. Virginia. The eldest of 15 children, John Marshall was born in a log
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Randolph, Edmund (1753 - 1813)
1753–1813, American statesman, b. Williamsburg, Va.; nephew of Peyton Randolph. He studied law under his father, John Randolph, a Loyalist who went to
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Clinton, De Witt (1769 - 1828)
( dӘ wĭt' ), 1769–1828, American statesman, b. New Windsor, N.Y.; son of James Clinton . He was admitted (1790) to the New York bar but soon became
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Pickering, Edward Charles (1846 - 1919)
US astronomer. He was a pioneer in three practical areas of astronomical research: visual photometry, stellar spectroscopy, and stellar photography.
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Morgan, Edwin George (1920-2010)
1920- ♦ Scottish poet and critic Born in Glasgow, he was educated at Glasgow University and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War
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Clinton, Hillary (1947 - )
US lawyer, Democrat senator 2001–09, first lady 1993–2001, and US secretary of state 2009–13. She was elected senator for New York in November 2000 –
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Marshall, George (1880 - 1959)
U.S. Army general, chief of staff of the army, secretary of state, and secretary of defense. Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on December 31, 1880,
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Pickering, Timothy (1745 - 1829)
1745–1829, American political leader and Revolutionary War army officer, b. Salem, Mass. He was admitted to the bar (1768) and played an active part
