Hugh Swinton Legare served as U.S. attorney general from 1841 to 1843 under President John Tyler. Legare also distinguished himself as a legal scholar and philosopher, writing many articles on law, ph...
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Hugh Swinton Legare (2 January 1797-20 June 1843), lawyer, man of letters, orator, and statesman of regional and national prominence, was a founder and editor of the Southern Review, Attorney General ...
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The literary reputation of Hugh Swinton Legaré rests almost exclusively on the two-volume edition of essays and miscellaneous writings collected by his sister, Mary Legaré Bullen, after ...
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Hugh Swinton Legaré held several important political posts in his native South Carolina, including that of attorney general of the state. On the national level he filled a diplomatic post in Br...
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Hugh Swinton Legaré, cabinet officer, congressman, diplomat, lawyer, orator, editor, and writer, has for more than a century and a half since his death been held up as irrefutable proof that th...
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Hugh Swinton Legare
Hugh Swinton Legare