John Armor Bingham was an American politician who served as a Republican representative from Ohio and as the United States ambassador to Japan. Wikipedia
Born: January 21, 1815, Mercer, PA
Died: March 19, 1900 (age 85 years), Cadiz, OH
Party: Republican Party
Books: Trial of the Conspirators for the Assassination of President Lincoln: Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate, in Ice) Reply to the Arguments of the Several Counsel for Mary E. Surratt, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, George A. Atzerodt, Michael O'Laughlin, Samuel A. Mudd, Edward Spangler, and Samuel Arnold, Charged with Conspiracy and the Murder of Abraham Lincoln ... Delivered June 27, and 28, Before the Military Commission, Washington, D.C., Trial of the Conspirators, for the Assassination of President Lincoln, &c: Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate, in Reply to the Arguments of the Several Counsel for Mary E. Surratt, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, George A. Atzerodt, Michael, Trial of the Conspirators, for the Assassination of President Lincoln, &c: Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate, in Reply to the Arguments of the Several Counsel for Mary E. Surratt, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, George A. Atzerodt, Michael O'Laughlin, Samuel A. Mudd, Edward Spangler, and Samuel Arnold, Charged with Conspiracy and the Murder of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States, and more
Previous offices: United States Ambassador to Japan (1873–1885), Representative (1865–1873), and Representative (1855–1863)
Nationality: American
Spouse: Amanda Bingham (m. 1844)