Confederate States Attorney General
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The Attorney General
of the Confederate States of America
was a member of the Confederate cabinet. His duties were exactly the same as the duties of the United States Attorney General
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Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
was a member of the Confederate cabinet. His duties were exactly the same as the duties of the United States Attorney General
United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
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- Judah P. BenjaminJudah P. BenjaminJudah Philip Benjamin was an American politician and lawyer. Born a British subject in the West Indies, he moved to the United States with his parents and became a citizen. He later became a citizen of the Confederate States of America. After the collapse of the Confederacy, Benjamin moved to...
(1861) - Wade KeyesWade KeyesWade Keyes was a prominent Confederate politician.He was born in Mooresville, Alabama, the son of General George and Nellie Keyes. He was educated by private tutors and attended LaGrange College and the University of Virginia before moving to Lexington, Kentucky, in late 1840s to study law...
(1861) - Thomas BraggThomas BraggThomas Bragg was a politician and lawyer who served as the 34th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 through 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. He was the older brother of General Braxton Bragg...
(1861-1862) - Thomas H. WattsThomas H. WattsThomas Hill Watts was the 18th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1863 to 1865, during the Civil War....
(1862-1863) - Wade KeyesWade KeyesWade Keyes was a prominent Confederate politician.He was born in Mooresville, Alabama, the son of General George and Nellie Keyes. He was educated by private tutors and attended LaGrange College and the University of Virginia before moving to Lexington, Kentucky, in late 1840s to study law...
(1863-1864) - George DavisGeorge Davis (politician)George Davis was a Confederate States of America political figure and the last Confederate Attorney General, serving from 1864 to 1865.He was not related to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.-Early life and career:...
(1864-1865)