OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Benjamin Harris Brewster

BORN:
October 13, 1816
Salem, New Jersey

DIED:
April 4, 1888 (age 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION:
Princeton University (BA, 1834)
Studied Law in Philadelphia

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1838:
Admitted to the Bar
1846:
Appointed by President Polk to serve as a commissioner to adjudicate claims of the Cherokee Indians against the United States
1867-1869:
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
1881-1885:
U.S. Attorney General 

RESOURCES:
Department of Justice
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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