OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME: 
Benjamin Helm Bristow

BORN:
June 20, 1832,
Elkton, Kentucky

DIED:
June 22, 1896 (age 64), 
New York City, New York

EDUCATION:
Jefferson College (BA, 1851)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (Before 1860)
Republican (1860–1896)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1853:
Admitted to the Kentucky Bar
1861-1865:
Officer in Kentucky Infantry and Kentucky Cavalry During the Civil War
1863:
Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh
1863-1865:
Kentucky State Senator
1865-1866:
Assistant U.S. Attorney
1870-1872:
1st Solicitor General of the United States
1874-1876:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 
1876:
Candidate for the Republican Nomination for President
1878:
Began Practicing Law in New York

RESOURCES:
Department of the Treasury
Department of Justice
Library of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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