President William McKinley Appoints his Attorney General
An extremely rare appointment, the first attorney general appointment we have carried, and only the second we have seen in over 40 years
Republicans were generally successful in state and local elections around the country in 1899, and President McKinley was optimistic about his chances at re-election in 1900. McKinley’s popularity in his first term assured him of renomination for a second term. At the Republican convention in Philadelphia that June, McKinley was unanimously renominated...
Republicans were generally successful in state and local elections around the country in 1899, and President McKinley was optimistic about his chances at re-election in 1900. McKinley’s popularity in his first term assured him of renomination for a second term. At the Republican convention in Philadelphia that June, McKinley was unanimously renominated and Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican party’s rising star, was nominated for vice president. On November 6, 1900, McKinley won the presidential election in a landslide, the largest victory for any Republican since 1872. Soon after his second inauguration on March 4, 1901, McKinley got down to the business of selecting his cabinet.
Philander Knox was a successful lawyer, businessman, and politician, who served in the Cabinets under three presidents. In April 1901, Knox was appointed Attorney General of the United States by President McKinley. He was re-appointed to that post by Theodore Roosevelt and served as until 1904. In 1909, President Taft appointed Knox Secretary of State, a position he held through 1913. From 1904 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1921, he served as Senator from Pennsylvania.
Document Signed, Washington, April 5, 1901, the presidential appointment of Philander Knox, of Pennsylvania, as Attorney General of the United States. This is the first U.S. Attorney General appointment we have carried, and only the second we have seen in over 40 years.
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