(born Feb.16, 1838, Boston—died Mar. 27, 1918, Washington, D.C.) historian, man of letters, and author of the autobiography The Education of Henry Adams. Member of the Adams family.

31st Attorney General, 1870 - 1871. born in Portsmouth, NH, on Feb. 23, 1821. died in Cartersville, GA, on Dec. 21, 1880. appointed by President Grant. first Attorney General to serve as head of the Department of Justice.

(Jan. 13, 1832, Chelsea, Ma-July 18, 1899, Natick, Ma.) very popular and influential American writer in the last 30 years of the 19th century. son of a Unitarian pastor. taught to read at six. graduated from Harvard with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

(Oct, 31 - Apr. 12, 193) General, Mississippi Governor, and Senator from Mississippi. advocate of Black suffrage, became popular among Mississippi’s former enslaved peoples and lead the Radical wing of the state’s Republican Party. Carpetbagger from ME.

(born Jan. 10, 1804, Easton, Ma., U.S.—died May 8, 1873, Easton) businessman, republican Representative from Ma, and leading figure in the Crédit Mobilier scandal following the U.S. Civil War. Crédit Mobilier scandal involved the Union Pacific Railroad.

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Henry Adams	(born Feb.16, 1838, Boston—died Mar. 27, 1918, Washington, D.C.) historian, man of letters, and author of the autobiography The Education of Henry Adams. Member of the Adams family.
Amos T. Akerman	31st Attorney General, 1870 - 1871. born in Portsmouth, NH, on Feb. 23, 1821. died in Cartersville, GA, on Dec. 21, 1880. appointed by President Grant. first Attorney General to serve as head of the Department of Justice.
Horatio Alger	(Jan. 13, 1832, Chelsea, Ma-July 18, 1899, Natick, Ma.) very popular and influential American writer in the last 30 years of the 19th century. son of a Unitarian pastor. taught to read at six. graduated from Harvard with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
Adelbert Ames	(Oct, 31 - Apr. 12, 193) General, Mississippi Governor, and Senator from Mississippi. advocate of Black suffrage, became popular among Mississippi’s former enslaved peoples and lead the Radical wing of the state’s Republican Party. Carpetbagger from ME.
Oakes Ames	(born Jan. 10, 1804, Easton, Ma., U.S.—died May 8, 1873, Easton) businessman, republican Representative from Ma, and leading figure in the Crédit Mobilier scandal following the U.S. Civil War. Crédit Mobilier scandal involved the Union Pacific Railroad.

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