William Wirt was an American lawyer, politician and author who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. The longest-serving attorney general in U.
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Portrait of Elizabeth Wirt, painted c. 1809–10 by Cephas Thompson
Wirt's Attorney General nomination
Engraving of Wirt between c. 1810–34 by James Barton Longacre.
Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 2 to December 5, 1832. Incumbent president Andrew Jackson, candidate of the Democratic Party, defeated Henry Clay, candidate of the
William Wirt (attorney general)
…longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history, Wirt also served in the Virginia House of Delegates and was the Anti-Masonic nominee for president in the 1832 election. Orphaned as a child, Wirt grew up in Maryland but initially pursued a legal career in Virginia, passing the Virginia bar in 1792. After holding various…
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Portrait of Henry Clay, 9th Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams
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William Wirt by Henry Inman