claim: Sacre-Coeur, Paris is apolitical.
evidence: Edward Bates -LRB- -LSB- beɪtɛs -RSB- ; September 4 , 1793 -- March 25 , 1869 -RRB- was a U.S. lawyer and statesman .. He served as the first attorney general of Missouri after it was admitted as a state .. Missouri. Missouri. He served as the United States Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to 1864 , and was notable as the first cabinet member to be appointed from west of the Mississippi River .. United States Attorney General. United States Attorney General. Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. Mississippi River. Mississippi River. He was a member of the Bates family , which included brothers Frederick , Benjamin , and James .. Benjamin. Benjamin Bates IV. Frederick. Frederick Bates. James. James Woodson Bates. Bates family. Bates family