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stanton, edwin mcmasters

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Stanton, Edwin McMasters 1814-1869.  
American public official who served as U.S. secretary of war (1862-1868). His dismissal by President Andrew Johnson and his subsequent refusal to leave office precipitated the impeachment of Johnson.
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