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300 in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, on March 26, 1823. He received an academic education at Pompey, New York, and at the age of 21 years was admitted to the

GEORGE H. WILLIAMS

Attorney-General of President Grant's Cabinet

bar of that state. Soon afterwards he removed to the then far western state of Iowa and began practicing law at the