Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876.; Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography.; Attorneys general -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: May 21; Reverdy Johnson
Description: Presents information on Reverdy Johnson, attorney and statesman born on May 21, 1976. Johnson represented Maryland in the United States Senate from 1845-1949 and again from 1863-1868. Under President Zachary Taylor, he served as attorney general. Johnson represented the slave owning defendant in the 1857 Dred Scott case.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.