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Edwin Stanton
said
There lies the most perfect ruler of men the world has ever seen. Now he belongs to the ages.
— At Lincoln's death (15 April 1865), as quoted in Abraham Lincoln: A History (1890) by John George Nicolay and John Hay, p. 302
Edwin Stanton
American lawyer and politician (1814–1869)
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Lived 1814–1869, aged 55United States
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Lincoln's war secretary who turned the North's chaotic resources into a machine that won the Civil War, then stayed to hunt Booth, defy a president, and spark an impeachment — only to die days after finally winning a Supreme Court seat he never took.
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Edwin McMasters Stanton was a lawyer who became the 27th U.S. secretary of war in December 1814, serving under Lincoln through most of the Civil War. His management organized the North's massive military apparatus and steered it to victory, though Union generals often saw him as overcautious and meddling. After Lincoln's assassination, Stanton organized the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth and stayed on under Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction. He opposed Johnson's lenient treatment of former Confederate states; when Johnson tried to fire him, the clash triggered the House to impeach the presid…
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