John J. Crittenden

Biography

Born 1787-09-10 · Died 1863-07-26

U.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky (1787-1863)

Occupations

• politician
• lawyer
• governor
• jurist

Terms in office & positions

• United States representative
• United States Attorney General — 1841-03-05 – 1841-09-12
• Governor of Kentucky — 1848-09-06 – 1850-07-31
• Secretary of State of Kentucky — 1834-04-01 – 1835-02-04
• United States Attorney General — 1850-07-22 – 1853-03-04
• United States senator — 1817-03-04 – 1819-03-04
• United States senator — 1835-03-04 – 1837-03-04
• United States senator — 1837-03-04 – 1839-03-04
• United States senator — 1839-03-04 – 1841-03-04
• United States senator — 1842-03-31 – 1843-03-04
• United States senator — 1843-03-04 – 1845-03-04
• United States senator — 1845-03-04 – 1847-03-04
• United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1848-06-12
• United States senator — 1855-03-04 – 1857-03-04
• United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
• United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
• member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• justice minister

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