Benjamin Bristow
Benjamin Helm Bristow (June 20, 1832 – June 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 30th U.S. Treasury Secretary and the first Solicitor General. A Union military officer, Bristow was a Republican Party reformer and civil rights advocate. During his tenure as Secretary of Treasury, he is primarily known for breaking up and prosecuting the Whiskey Ring, a corrupt tax evasion profiteering ring that depleted the national treasury at the behest of President Grant. Additionally, Bristow promoted gold standard currency rather than paper. Bristow was one of Grant's most popular Cabinet members among reformers. Bristow supported Grant's Resumption of Specie Act of 1875, that helped stabilize the economy during the Panic of 1873. As the United States' first solicitor gener
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Benjamin Bristow
Benjamin Helm Bristow (June 20, 1832 – June 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 30th U.S. Treasury Secretary and the first Solicitor General. A Union military officer, Bristow was a Republican Party reformer and civil rights advocate. During his tenure as Secretary of Treasury, he is primarily known for breaking up and prosecuting the Whiskey Ring, a corrupt tax evasion profiteering ring that depleted the national treasury at the behest of President Grant. Additionally, Bristow promoted gold standard currency rather than paper. Bristow was one of Grant's most popular Cabinet members among reformers. Bristow supported Grant's Resumption of Specie Act of 1875, that helped stabilize the economy during the Panic of 1873. As the United States' first solicitor gener
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Benjamin Helm Bristow (June 20 ...... t, during Grant's second term.
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Benjamin Helm Bristow, född 20 ...... g sig tillbaka från politiken.
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Benjamin Helm Bristow, né le 2 ...... du président Ulysses S. Grant.
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Бенджамин Хелм Бристоу (англ. ...... юристов. Умер от аппендицита.
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بنيامين هيلم بريستو (بالإنجليز ...... العليا حتى وفاته في عام 1896.
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ベンジャミン・ヘルム・ブリストウ（Benjamin Helm ...... ユリシーズ・グラント大統領の下で訟務長官と財務長官を務めた。
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本杰明·赫尔姆·布里斯托（Benjamin Helm Bri ...... 和美国共和党人，曾任美国财政部长（1874年-1876年）。
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Benjamin Helm Bristow (June 20 ...... States' first solicitor gener
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Benjamin Helm Bristow, född 20 ...... ch blev 1873 Attorney General.
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Benjamin Helm Bristow, né le 2 ...... du président Ulysses S. Grant.
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Бенджамин Хелм Бристоу (англ. ...... ждан США. Умер от аппендицита.
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بنيامين هيلم بريستو (بالإنجليز ...... الجنوب في عصر إعادة الإعمار.
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ベンジャミン・ヘルム・ブリストウ（Benjamin Helm ...... ユリシーズ・グラント大統領の下で訟務長官と財務長官を務めた。
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本杰明·赫尔姆·布里斯托（Benjamin Helm Bri ...... 和美国共和党人，曾任美国财政部长（1874年-1876年）。
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