William Wirt served as U.S. attorney general from 1817 to 1829, serving under Presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. Apart from serving longer than any other attorney general, Wirt is acknowle...
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Virginia lawyer and man of letters, Attorney General of the United States, William Wirt enjoyed success as an American practitioner of the Addisonian serial essay. He was also the author of a popular,...
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William Wirt
William Wirt