Bristow, Benjamin Helm, 1832-1896

  1. Bristow, Benjamin Helm, 1832-1896
  2. Detailed View

Name Entries

Information

person

Name Entries *

Bristow, Benjamin Helm, 1832-1896

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Bristow, Benjamin Helm, 1832-1896


Cite

Bristow, Benjamin Helm

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Bristow, Benjamin Helm


Cite

Bristow, Benjamin H.

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Bristow, Benjamin H.


Cite

Genders

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Date Range

1832-06-20

1832-06-20

Birth

1896-06-22

1896-06-22

Death

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Cite

Biographical History

Lawyer, railroad entrepreneur, Secretary of the Treasury, and Republican politician.

From the description of Benjamin Helm Bristow [microform] : papers, selections from Library of Congress. (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 62534698 From the description of Benjamin Helm Bristow : miscellaneous papers, 1832-1896. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46737472

Army officer, lawyer, and U.S. secretary of the treasury and solicitor general.

From the description of Benjamin Helm Bristow papers, 1839-1932 (bulk 1874-1896). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81993480

American lawyer; Secretary of Treasury.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Louisville, KY, to the President, 1874 Feb. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133475

Lawyer and statesman, U.S. attorney for the Kentucky district 1866-1870; later served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Grant.

From the description of Letter : to E.R. Hoor, 1869 July 26. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203793

Biographical Note

1832 Born, Elkton, Ky. 1851 Graduated, Jefferson College, Washington, Pa. 1853 Admitted to Kentucky bar after studying law with his father, Francis Bristow, congressman from Kentucky. 1861 1865 Officer in Kentucky infantry and Kentucky calvary; wounded at the Battle of Shiloh (1863) and assisted in the capture of John Hunt Morgan during his raid through Indiana and Ohio (July 1863) 1863 1865 Kentucky state senator 1865 1866 Assistant United States attorney 1866 1870 United States district attorney for Louisville, Ky., district 1870 1872 First solicitor general of the United States 1874 1876 Secretary of the treasury Reorganized Treasury Department and successfully prosecuted the ?Whiskey Ring? accused of defrauding the federal government of tax revenue 1876 Candidate for Republican Party nomination for president 1878 Began law practice in New York 1896, June 22 Died, New York, N.Y. From the guide to the Benjamin Helm Bristow Papers, 1839-1932, (bulk 1874-1896), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

eng

Latn


Cite

External Related CPF

https://viaf.org/viaf/58052791


Cite

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q817531


Cite

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85158278


Cite

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n85158278


Cite

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

Subjects

Acoustics


Cite

African Americans


Cite

African Americans


Cite

Applications for positions


Cite

Army Engineers


Cite

Chemistry


Cite

Coasts


Cite

Congress


Cite

Court administration


Cite

Criminal law


Cite

Steam engines


Cite

Ethnology Archaeology Anthropology


Cite

Exchanges Of Publications


Cite

Exposition


Cite

Geology


Cite

Internal revenue law


Cite

Internal revenue law


Cite

Inventors


Cite

Law


Cite

Law


Cite

Light House Board


Cite

Mint


Cite

National Academy of Sciences


Cite

National Museum


Cite

Natural history


Cite

Navies


Cite

Optics


Cite

Practice of law


Cite

Practice of law


Cite

Recommendations For Positions


Cite

Reconstruction


Cite

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)


Cite

Science In Europe


Cite

Scientific organizations


Cite

Scientific publications


Cite

Smithsonian Endowment


Cite

Smithsonian Exchange


Cite

Smithsonian Institution


Cite

Smithsonian Publications


Cite

Surveys And Explorations, General


Cite

Treasury Department


Cite

Whiskey frauds


Cite

Whiskey frauds


Cite

Nationalities

Activities

Occupations

Army officers


Cite

Cabinet officers


Cite

Lawyers


Cite

Public officials


Cite

Legal Statuses

Places

New York (State)--New York

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Kentucky

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Convention Declarations

<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>


Cite

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Options

Information
Collection Locations Basic View Revision History Source Summary
Visualizations
Connection Graph Radial Graph
Export As
JSON EAC-CPF XML

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w602911s

w602911s

16433466