(1813-1861) In 1835 Douglas was attorney general of Illinois. He became secretary of the state of Illinois in 1840, judge of the state supreme court in 1841, and was elected to congress in 1843.

Sterling Price (September 20, 1809 - September 29, 1867) was a lawyer, politician, and militia general from the U.S. state of Missouri, an American Army general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general during...

Stewart Lyndon Woodford (September 3, 1835 - February 14, 1913) was an American politician. He studied law and began practice in New York in 1857. In 1861-62, Stewart was made assistant United States district attorney for the southern...

Lawyer who edited the "Herald."

Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28, 1787 - April 12, 1862) was an American politician, serving as New Jersey Attorney General, United States Senator, and Mayor of Newark, New Jersey before running as a candidate for Vice President with...

Thomas Corwin, also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, and United...

This is an engraved portrait of Wilibald Pirkheimer a wealthy prominent figure in Nuremburg, Germany. He was a German Renaissance lawyer, author and Renaissance humanist during the 16th century. This portrait was created by German artist...

(1829-1908) American lawyer and senator famous four framing the Bland-Allison silver bill of 1878. US Senator from Iowa.

An American historian; born in Salem, Mass., May 4, 1796, the son of a distinguished lawyer and statesman, and grandson of Col. William Prescott, an officer of the Independence War.

William Henry Draper (March 11, 1801 - November 3, 1877) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.

William Henry Winder (1775 - 1824) was an American soldier and a Maryland lawyer. He was a controversial general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. He was commissioned as a colonel in the U.S. Army at the start of the War of 1812....

William Jennings Bryan was the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 1896, 1900 and 1908, a lawyer, and the 41st United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.

Both as a lawyer and a statesman Mr. Evarts ranks high. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Lawyer and American politician.

(1818-1901) US Secretary of State, US Attorney General and Senator from New York.

William Pinkney (March 17, 1764 - February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and the seventh U.S. Attorney General.

(1756-1836) New Your State Attorney General, US Senator from New York, American vice-president 1801 - 1805

(1800-1879) Lawyer and public official. Appointed commissioner to China and served in the Mexican War. He wrote many articles and books.

(1832-1917) Lawyer and diplomat who achieved major success as ambassador to Great Britain.

(1816-1894) Soldier and Lawyer who fought against the Seminoles and in the Mexican War

(1746-1813) Lawyer and diplomat who seized the opportunity to make the Louisiana Purchase.

(1799-1859) American lawyer who served as a representative to the Senate and Congress for the State of Massachusetts.

Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient...

(1818-1901) Lawyer and cabinet officer