U.S. Attorney General (1869-1870)
On March 5, 1869 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Hoar the 30th Attorney General of the United States. All of Grant's appointments, including Hoar's, were initially a shock to the Senate, since Grant chose his cabinet independently from leaders of the Republican Party. The Senate immediately approved all of Grant's appointments, including Hoar's, and the press reaction was generally optimistic, having viewed Grant's cabinet free from "trickery and corruption". Hoar was Grant's principle legal and political advisor, since Grant had never held public elected office until his election to the presidency. In July 1870, Att. Gen. Hoar was the first to head the US Department of Justice, created to strengthen the enforcement and investigation powers of the President. Hoar's tenure in office as U.S. Attonery General would last for a little over a year.
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