Benjamin H. Brewster
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| Benjamin Harris Brewster | |
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| In office December 16, 1881 – March 4, 1885 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne MacVeagh |
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| Succeeded by | Augustus H. Garland |
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| Born | October 13, 1816 Salem County, New Jersey, USA |
| Died | April 4, 1888 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
Benjamin Harris Brewster (October 13, 1816–April 4, 1888) was an attorney and politician from New Jersey.
Born in Salem County, New Jersey, he graduated from Princeton College in 1834 and studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1838.
In 1846 Brewster was appointed commissioner by President James K. Polk to adjudicate the claims of the Cherokee against the U.S. federal government. He was appointed Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 1867 by Governor John W. Geary.
He was chief prosecutor in the case of the U.S. Postal Service's Star Route Frauds.
Chester A. Arthur appointed Brewster Attorney General of the United States in 1881, and he held that office for the duration of Arthur's term.
Brewster, a son-in-law of fellow Presidential Cabinet Secretary Robert John Walker, died in Philadelphia in 1888 and is buried in Woodlands Cemetery in that city.
| Preceded by Wayne MacVeagh |
United States Attorney General December 16, 1881 – March 4, 1885 |
Succeeded by Augustus Hill Garland |
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