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Attorneys General by Date
1789-1794 Randolph E.
1794-1795 Bradford, W.
1795-1801 Lee, C.
1801-1805 Lincoln, L.
1805-1806 Breckinridge, J.
1807-1811 Rodney, C.
1811-1814 Pinkney, W.
1814-1817 Rush, R.
1817-1829 Wirt, W.
1829-1831 Berrien, J.
1831-1833 Taney, R.
1833-1838 Butler, B.
1838-1839 Grundy, F.
1840-1841 Gilpin, H.
1841 Crittenden, J.
1841-1843 Legaré, H.
1843-1845 Nelson, J.
1845-1846 Mason, J.
1846-1848 Clifford, N.
1848-1849 Toucey, I.
1849-1850 Johnson, R.
1850-1853 Crittenden, J.
1853-1857 Cushing, C.
1857-1860 Black, J.
1860-1861 Stanton, E.
1861-1864 Bates, E.
1864-1866 Speed, J.
1866-1868 Stanbery, H.
1868-1869 Evarts, W.
1869-1870 Hoar, E.
1870-1871 Akerman, A.
1871-1875 Williams, G.
1875-1876 Pierrepont, E.
1876-1877 Taft, A.
1877-1881 Devens, C.
1881 MacVeagh, I.
1881-1885 Brewster, B.
1885-1889 Garland, A.
1889-1893 Miller, W.
1893-1895 Olney, R.
1895-1897 Harmon, J.
1897-1898 McKenna, J.
1898-1901 Griggs, J.
1901-1904 Knox, P.
1904-1906 Moody, W.
1906-1909 Bonaparte, C.
1909-1913 Wickersham, G.
1913-1914 McReynolds, J.
1914-1919 Gregory, T.
1919-1921 Palmer, A.
1921-1924 Daugherty, H.
1924-1925 Stone, H.
1925-1929 Sargent, J.
1929-1933 Mitchell, W.
1933-1939 Cummings, H.
1939-1940 Murphy, F.
1940-1941 Jackson, R.
1941-1945 Biddle, F.
1945-1949 Clark, T.
1949-1952 McGrath, J.
1952-1953 McGranery, J.
1953-1957 Brownell, H.
1957-1961 Rogers, W.
1961-1964 Kennedy, R.
1965-1966 Katzenbach, N.
1967-1969 Clark, W.
1969-1972 Mitchell, J.
1972-1973 Kleindienst, R.
1973 Richardson, E.
1974-1975 Saxbe, W.
1975-1977 Levi, E.
1977-1979 Bell, G.
1979-1981 Civiletti, B.
1981-1985 Smith, W.
1985-1988 Meese, E. III
1988-1991 Thornburgh, R.
1991-1993 Barr, W.
1993-2001 Reno, J.
2001-2005 Ashcroft, J.
2005-2007 Gonzales, A.
2007-2009 Mukasey, M.
2009-Present Holder, E.
Attorneys General by Name
Akerman, Amos Tappan
Ashcroft, John David
Barr, William Pelham
Bates, Edward
Bell Griffin Boyette
Berrien, John MacPherson
Biddle, Francis Beverly
Black, Jeremiah Sullivan
Bonaparte, Charles Joseph
Bradford, William
Breckinridge, John
Brewster, Benjamin Harris
Brownell, Herbert
Butler, Benjamin Franklin
Civiletti, Benjamin Richard
Clark, Thomas Campbell
Clark, William Ramsey
Clifford, Nathan
Crittenden, John Jordan
Cummings, Homer Stillé
Cushing, Caleb
Daugherty, Harry Micajah
Devens, Charles
Evarts, William Maxwell
Garland, Augustus Hill
Gilpin, Henry Dilworth
Gonzales, Alberto R.
Gregory, Thomas Watt
Griggs, John William
Grundy, Felix
Harmon, Judson
Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood
Holder, Eric H.
Jackson, Robert Houghwout
Johnson, Reverdy
Katzenbach, Nicholas Debelleville
Kennedy, Robert Francis
Kleindienst, Richard Gordon
Knox, Philander Chase
Lee, Charles
Legaré, Hugh Swinton
Levi, Edward Hirsch
Lincoln, Levi
MacVeagh, Isaac Wayne
Mason, John Young
McGranery, James Patrick
McGrath, James Howard
McKenna, Joseph
McReynolds, James Clark
Meese, Edwin III
Miller, William Henry Harrison
Mitchell, John Newton
Mitchell, William Dewitt
Moody, William Henry
Mukasey, Michael B.
Murphy, Frank
Nelson, John
Olney, Richard
Palmer, Alexander Mitchell
Pierrepont, Edwards
Pinkney, William
Randolph, Edmund Jennings
Reno, Janet
Richardson, Elliot Lee
Rodney, Caesar Augustus
Rogers, William Pierce
Rush, Richard
Sargent, John Garibaldi
Saxbe, William Bart
Smith, William French
Speed, James
Stanbery Henry
Stanton, Edwin McMasters
Stone, Harlan Fiske
Taft, Alphonso
Taney, Roger Brooke
Thornburgh, Richard Lewis
Toucey, Isaac
Wickersham, George Woodward
Williams, George Henry
Wirt, William
Date Order:
1789-1898
Randolph, Edmund Jennings
1789-1794
Bradford, William
1794-1795
Lee, Charles
1795-1801
Lincoln, Levi
1801-1805
Breckinridge, John
1953-61
Rodney, Caesar Augustus
1807-1811
Pinkney
, William
1811-1814
Rush, Richard
1814-1817
Wirt, William
1817-1829
Berrien, John MacPherson
1829-1831
Taney, Roger Brooke
1831-1833
Butler, Benjamin Franklin
1833-1838
Grundy, Felix
1838-1839
Gilpin, Henry Dilworth
1840-1841
Crittenden, John Jordan
1841
Legaré
, Hugh Swinton
1841-1843
Nelson, John
1843-1845
Mason, John Young
1845-1846
Clifford, Nathan
1846-1848
Toucey
, Isaac
1848-1849
Johnson, Reverdy
1849-1850
Crittenden, John Jordan
1850-1853
Cushing, Caleb
1853-1857
Black, Jeremiah Sullivan
1857-1860
Stanton, Edwin McMasters
1860-1861
Bates, Edward
1861-1864
Speed, James
1864-1866
Stanbery
, Henry
1866-1868
Evarts, William Maxwell
1868-1869
Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood
1869-1870
Akerman
, Amos Tappan
1870-1871
Williams, George Henry
1871-1875
Pierrepont
Edwards
1875-1876
Taft, Alphonso
1876-1877
Devens
, Charles
1877-1881
MacVeagh
, Isaac Wayne
1881
Brewster, Benjamin Harris
1881-1885
Garland, Augustus Hill
1885-1889
Miller, William Henry Harrison
1889-1893
Olney, Richard
1893-1895
Harmon, Judson
1895-1897
McKenna, Joseph
1897-1898
Date Order:
1898-Present
Griggs, John William
1898-1901
Knox, Philander Chase
1901-1904
Moody, William Henry
1904-1906
Bonaparte, Charles Joseph
1906-1909
Wichersham
, George Woodward
1909-1913
McReynolds, James Clark
1913-1914
Gregory, Thomas Watt
1914-1919
Palmer, Alexander Mitchell
1919-1921
Daugherty, Harry Micajah
1921-1924
Stone, Harlan Fiske
1924-1925
Sargent
, John Garibaldi
1925-1929
Mitchell, William Dewitt
1929-1933
Cummings, Homer Stillé
1933-1939
Murphy, Frank
1939-1940
Jackson, Robert Houghwout
1940-1941
Biddle, Francis Beverly
1941-1945
Clark, Thomas Campbell
1945-1949
McGrath, James Howard
1949-1952
McGranery
, James Patrick
1952-1953
Brownell, Herbert Jr.
1953-1957
Rogers, William Pierce
1957-1961
Kennedy, Robert Francis
1961-1964
Katzenbach
, Nicholas deBelleville
1965-1966
Clark, William Ramsey
1967-1969
Mitchell, John Newton
1969-1972
Kleindienst
, Richard Gordon
1972-1973
Richardson, Elliot Lee
1973
Saxbe
, William Bart
1974-1975
Levi, Edward Hirsch
1975-1977
Bell, Griffin Boyette
1977-1979
Civiletti
, Benjamin Richard
1979-1981
Smith, William French
1981-1985
Meese
, Edwin III
1985-1988
Thornburgh, Richard Lewis
1988-1991
Barr, William Pelham
1991-1993
Reno, Janet
1993-2001
Ashcroft, John David
2001-2005
Gonzales, Alberto R.
2005-2007
Mukasey, Michael B.
2007-2009
Holder, Eric H. Jr.
2009-Present
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