OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Amos Tappan Akerman
BORN:
February 23, 1821,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
DIED:
December 21, 1880 (age 59),
Cartersville, Georgia
EDUCATION:
Dartmouth College (BA, 1842)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (Before 1860)
Republican (1865–1880)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1861-1865:
Served in Confederate Army during Civil War
1865:
Joined Republican Party after the Civil War
1868:
Member, Georgia Constitutional Convention
1869:
U.S. District Attorney for Georgia
1870-1871:
U.S. Attorney General
RESOURCES:
Department of Justice
Georgia Encyclopedia
NCPedia
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
PORTRAITS:
