Benjamin Bristow
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Benjamin Bristow
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Benjamin Helm Bristow 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 the Treasury, he is primarily known for breaking up and prosecuting the Whiskey Ring at the behest of President Grant, a corrupt tax evasion profiteering ring that depleted the national treasury. Additionally, Bristow promoted gold s
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American lawyer and politician (1832–1896)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bristow
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2004-05-10T03:34:03Z
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2024-08-28T07:30:40Z
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