Attorney General Collection

A Radical Lawyer, 1902. Artist: Spy
A Radical Lawyer, 1902. John Lawson Walton KC MP, British barrister and politician. Walton served as Attorney General from 1905-1908. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 6th March 1902

DEATH OF LINCOLN, 1865. Death bed of Lincoln. Lithograph, 1865

Edwin M. Stanton, between 1862 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Stanton, Hon. Edwin M. Secty of War Lincolns Cabinet, between 1862 and 1865. [Politician and lawyer: US Attorney General and Secretary of War]

The Ritualistic Prosecutions (engraving)
1060399 The Ritualistic Prosecutions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ritualistic Prosecutions)

WILLIAM BRADFORD (1755-1795). American lawyer. Aquatint, American, 1857

US Attorney-General Felix Grundy
NWI4951128 US Attorney-General Felix Grundy.; (add.info.: US Attorney-General Felix Grundy.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
NWI4950618 Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.; (add.info.: Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

W.M. Evarts, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
W.M. Evarts, between c1915 and c1920. Shows William Maxwell Evarts (1818-1901) who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General, and U.S. Senator from New York.

G.W. Wickersham, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
G.W. Wickersham, 1918. Lawyer and Presidential Cabinet Secretary George Woodward Wickersham (1858-1936) at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall

The Hon. John Alexander MacDonald, Premier of Canada, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Hon. John Alexander MacDonald, Premier of Canada, 1858. In 1838 he successfully defended a large number of prisoners implicated in the rebellion of 1837-8; and again, in 1839

Sir Henry James (Afterwards Lord James of Hereford), c1900. Creator: Unknown
Sir Henry James (Afterwards Lord James of Hereford), c1900. British lawyer and politician; Solicitor General and Attorney-General. Engraving after a photograph by Messrs. Bassano

Alexander Mitchell Palmer, Rep. from Pennsylvania, right, with R. B. Dixon, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alexander Mitchell Palmer, Rep. from Pennsylvania, right, with R. B. Dixon, 1914. Palmer was Rep. 1909-1915; Alien Property Custodian 1917-1919; Attorney General 1919-1921

Alexander Mitchell Palmer, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Alexander Mitchell Palmer, Rep
Alexander Mitchell Palmer, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Rep. 1909-1915; Alien Property Custodian 1917-1919; Attorney General 1919-1921

Robert Jackson Sworn in As Justice, Washington, D.C. July 11 1941. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Robert H. Jackson Sworn in As Justice, Washington, D.C. July 11 1941. Robert [Houghwout] Jackson Was Sworn in As Associate Justice of The Supreme Court in President Roosevelt's Office Before An

Morris Sheppard and William F. Kirby, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Morris Sheppard and William F. Kirby, 1916
Morris Sheppard and William F. Kirby, 1916. Morris Sheppard - Rep. 1902-1913; U.S. Senator for Texas 1913-1941. William Fosgate Kirby - Senator for Arkansas 1916-1921, Attorney General

Thomas Watt Gregory, Attorney General of The U.S. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Thomas Watt Gregory, Attorney General of The U.S. 1917. Attorney General 1914-1919

Thomas Watt Gregory, Attorney General of The U.S. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Thomas Watt Gregory, Attorney General of The U.S. 1914. Attorney General 1914-1919

Thomas Watt Gregory, Albert Sidney Burleson, 1916 or 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Thomas Watt Gregory, Attorney General of The U.S. left; Albert Sidney Burleson, Rep. from Texas, Postmaster General, 1916 or 1917. Gregory: Attorney General 1914 - 1919; Burleson: Rep

David Franklin Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, Left, with Attorney General McReynolds, 1914
David Franklin Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, Left, with Attorney General James Clark McReynolds, 1914

James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Attorney General 1913-1914; Associate Justice 1914-1941

James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1914. Attorney General 1913-1914; Associate Justice 1914-1941

James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Attorney General 1913-1914; Associate Justice 1914-1941

James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
James Clark McReynolds, Attorney General of U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Attorney General 1913-1914; Associate Justice 1914-1941

Joseph McKenna...Attorney General of The U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Joseph McKenna, Rep. from California, Attorney General of The U.S. Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1914. Rep. 1885-1892; Attorney General 1897-1898; Associate Justice 1898-1925

James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis (left), with Senator Clapp, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. James C
James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis (left), with Senator Clapp, 1911. [US politicians: lawyer James Clark Haynes and Moses Edwin Clapp, Senator 1901-1917, Attorney General 1887-1893]

Moses Edwin Clapp, Senator From Minnesota, Right, with James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis, 1911. [US politicians: lawyer James Clark Haynes (left), and Moses Edwin Clapp, Senator 1901-1917

Moses Edwin Clapp, Senator From Minnesota, Right, with James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis, 1911. [US politicians: lawyer James Clark Haynes (left), and Moses Edwin Clapp, Senator 1901-1917

Horse Show - Knox, Philander Chas. Attorney General of U.S. 1901-1904; Senator... 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Horse Show - Knox, Philander Chas. Attorney General of U.S. 1901-1904; Senator From Pennsylvania, 1904-1909, 1917-1921; Secretary of State, 1909-1913, 1911

Rep. Royal Johnson, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rep. Royal Johnson, between 1910 and 1920
Rep. Royal [C.] Johnson, between 1910 and 1920. [US politician and lawyer Royal Cleaves Johnson: Attorney General of South Dakota; veteran of World War I]

Palmer at desk, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Palmer at desk, between 1910 and 1920
Palmer at desk, between 1910 and 1920. American attorney and politician Alexander Mitchell Palmer, US attorney general

George Earle Chamberlain, Senator from Oregon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
George Earle Chamberlain, Senator from Oregon, between 1913 and 1917. Senator 1909-1921; Member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-1923'

Wrisley Brown, Attorney, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wrisley Brown, Attorney, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wrisley Brown, Attorney, 1912. [United States Attorney General. Ran the investigation that led to the impeachment of Judge Robert W. Archbald]

The Right Hon. J. Napier, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. J. Napier, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1858. Irish lawyer and politician: Queen's Counsel; Professor of Law at Dublin University; Attorney-General for Ireland

Justice Dept. Attorney General's private office, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Justice Dept. Attorney General's private office, c1900

Joseph McKenna, Associate Justice, Supreme Court, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, c1906. [Politician and lawyer: Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court]

Joseph McKenna, 1843-1926, (1898?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Joseph McKenna, 1843-1926, (1898?). 3/4 lgth. seated, facing right; wearing judicial robes. [Politician and lawyer: US Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court]

Anti-Trust Cartoon, 1904
ANTI-TRUST CARTOON, 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt is shown directing his Attorney General, Philander Chase Knox, to ease the enforcement of anti-trust legislation in the election year of 1904

James Speed, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
James Speed, between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer, politician, and professor]

Isaac Toucey, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Isaac Toucey, between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer and politician: US Secretary of the Navy; Attorney General; Governor of Connecticut]

Benjamin Parke, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Benjamin Parke, between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer, politician, militia officer, businessman, treaty negotiator, judge, attorney general]

George Henry Williams of Oregon, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
George Henry Williams of Oregon, 1865-1880. Williams, Hon. George Henry of Oregon (Attny-General Grant Admn.), between 1865 and 1880

William Evarts, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Evarts, Hon. Wm. between 1865 and 1880. [Politician and lawyer: US Attorney General; one of the team of lawyers prosecuting Jefferson Davis for treason; counsel for U.S

William Woodburn of Nevada, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
William Woodburn of Nevada, 1865-1880. Woodburn, Hon. Wm. of Nevada (practiced law in Virginia City), between 1865 and 1880. [Politician and lawyer: Attorney General of Nevada]

Stephen Benton Elkins of West Virginia, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Stephen Benton Elkins of West Virginia, 1865-1880. Elkins, Hon. Stephen Benton of W. VA, between 1865 and 1880. [Industrialist, lawyer, politician

Wayne MacVeagh, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Wayne MacVeagh, 1865-1880. MacVeagh, Hon. Wayne Atty-General, between 1865 and 1880. [Lawyer, politician, diplomat and Union Army soldier

Horatio Bisbee Jr. of Florida, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Bisbee, Hon. Horatio Jr. of Florida, between 1865 and 1880. [Lawyer, politician and Union Army soldier: 5th Massachusetts Militia; 9th Maine Infantry; US Attorney for the Northern District of Florida]

Henry M. Mathews, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Henry M. Mathews, 1865-1880. Mathews, Gov. of W. Va. between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, military officer, lawyer: Governor of West Virginia; served in the Confederate States Army]

William M. Evarts, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
William M. Evarts, 1865-1880. Evarts, Wm. M. (Sec. of State), between 1865 and 1880. [Politician and lawyer: US Attorney General; one of the team of lawyers prosecuting Jefferson Davis for treason;

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Capturing the Essence of Justice: A Glimpse into the Lives of Attorney Generals" The Death of Lincoln, 1865: Witness history unfold as we delve into the somber lithograph capturing the death bed scene of President Abraham Lincoln, shedding light on the role played by Attorney General in times of national tragedy. The Ritualistic Prosecutions (engraving): Explore an intriguing engraving that unveils the intricate process behind prosecuting criminals, showcasing how attorney generals meticulously navigate through legal proceedings to ensure justice is served. A Radical Lawyer, 1902: Step into a world where spies and secrets intertwine with law as we uncover an artist's portrayal of a radical lawyer, highlighting their relentless pursuit for truth and reform in society. William Bradford (1755-1795), American lawyer: Immerse yourself in history through an aquatint from 1857 that pays homage to William Bradford, an influential American lawyer whose legacy shaped early legal practices in our nation. Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968), American lawyer and politician: Discover the life and accomplishments of one of America's most iconic attorney generals, Robert F. Kennedy - a man who fearlessly fought for civil rights and championed equality during tumultuous times. The Shackle Broken - By the Genius of Freedom (pub. 1874): Uncover a powerful lithograph symbolizing liberation from oppression as we explore how attorney generals have been instrumental in breaking societal shackles throughout history. James Speed (between 1855-1865): Peer into anonymity as we unravel glimpses from between 1855-1865 featuring James Speed—an enigmatic figure who left his mark on America's legal landscape but remains shrouded in mystery today. Isaac Toucey (between 1855-1865).