John G. Sargent

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John G. Sargent

John Garibaldi Sargent (born October 12, 1860 in Ludlow , Windsor County , Vermont , † March 5, 1939 ibid) was an American lawyer, politician and attorney general (Attorney General) .

Studies and professional career

Sargent, a follower of Unitarianism , first completed a general education course at Tufts College in Medford , which he finished in 1887 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) . He then studied law and graduated in 1890 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.).

After serving a year as a licensed attorney with Stickney, Sargent & Skeels , he served as a District Attorney in Windsor County from 1891 to 1900. In 1912 he obtained the academic degree of Master of Arts (MA) from his alma mater . Between his political activities he worked as a lawyer again. In addition, he was temporarily a member of the board of trustees ( trustee ) of the Black River Academy.

Political career

Officials in the state of Vermont

Sargent began his political career as Attorney General of the State of Vermont from 1900 to 1902. During this time he was also Secretary (Minister) for civil and military affairs of the state government. From 1908 to 1912 he was again Attorney General of Vermont. In later years he was also chairman of the Commission for the Unification of State Laws.

Attorney General under President Coolidge

As a supporter of the Republican Party , he supported the successful presidential candidacies of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge in 1920 and 1924 .

On March 17, 1925, President Coolidge, who like him came from Vermont and also graduated from Black River Academy, appointed him to succeed Harlan Fiske Stone as Attorney General in his cabinet . However, Sargent was only nominated after the President's preferred candidate, former Ambassador to Japan , Charles B. Warren , resigned from office after the usual Senate hearings because of his views on anti-trust laws.

As Minister of Justice he sat down in 1927 to the President for the early release of from Jamaica coming civil rights activist and founder of the UNIA-ACL , Marcus Garvey , one who was convicted in June 1923 for fraud to five years' imprisonment. He particularly disapproved of the methods of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), whose director J. Edgar Hoover had ordered an interception of Garvey.

Sargent remained in the post of Attorney General until the end of Coolidge's presidency on March 5, 1929.

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SURNAME Sargent, John G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sargent, John Garibaldi (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and attorney general
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Ludlow , Windsor County , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 1939
Place of death Ludlow , Windsor County , Vermont