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Edwin Stanton

Edwin Stanton

Former United States Attorney General
Born: December 19, 1814, Steubenville, OH
Died: December 24, 1869 (age 55 years), Washington, D.C.
Descendants: Edwin Lamson and Lucy Lamson
Previous offices: United States Secretary of War (1862–1868) and United States Attorney General (1860–1861)
Spouse: Ellen Stanton (m. 1856–1869) and Mary Stanton (m. 1836–1844)
Education: Kenyon College