Amos T. Akerman
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Amos Tappan Akerman was an American politician who served as United States Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870 to 1871.
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John Macpherson Berrien
President Ulysses S. GrantBrady 1869
Ku Klux Klan members were prosecuted for violent attacks by U.S. Att. Gen. Amos T. Akerman. This shows three Mississippi Klan members arrested in September 1871.
In 2019, a new historical marker recognizing Amos T. Akerman was dedicated in Cartersville, Georgia. The marker was erected by the Georgia Historical Society, in conjunction with the Waters Foundation, Inc., and the Bartow History Museum.Politicians from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1821 to 1880 · aged 59
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