Henry
Stanbury was born
in New York City. He graduated from Washington
College in 1819 and after studying law was admitted to the bar in
1824. He worked as a lawyer in Ohio before being appointed as the
state's attorney general (1846-51).
President Andrew Johnson appointed Stanbury
as his Attorney General and he played an important role in his fight
against the veto the Civil Rights Bill
and the Reconstruction Acts.
When impeachment proceedings began against Andrew
Johnson in 1868, Stanbury resigned as Attorney General so he could
concentrate on defending the president.
After Johnson was acquitted he renominated Stanbury as his Attorney
General. Senate rejected the nomination and another member of the
defence team, William M. Evarts, was
accepted instead.
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