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as a senator. .... Later a U.S. senator, in 1962 he made a famous 75,000-mile trip 
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give amnesty to a vast group of federal offenders,14 or he can pardon a offender 
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United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, ... and 
Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. ..... A 
pardon is valid whether accepted or not, because its purposes are primarily 
public. [DOC] [TLE] Jefferson Davis - Wikipedia [PAR] Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808  December 6, 1889) was an American 
politician who was ... Joseph Davis also secured his appointment to the U.S. 
Military Academy at West ... He served as the U.S. Secretary of War from 1853 to 
1857 under President ... After Davis was captured in 1865, he was accused of 
treason. [DOC] [TLE] John C. Breckinridge - Wikipedia [PAR] John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821  May 17, 1875) was a lawyer, 
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and... [DOC] [TLE] Ambrose Burnside - Wikipedia [PAR] Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824  September 13, 1881) was an 
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general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful .... Accepting full 
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Question: He turned down an appointment as a U.S. senator in 1875 because it meant accepting a pardon for treason
Answer: Jefferson Davis