John Sargent | |
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| 53rdUnited States Attorney General | |
| In office March 7, 1925 – March 4, 1929 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Harlan Stone |
| Succeeded by | William Mitchell |
| Attorney General of Vermont | |
| In office October 8, 1908 – October 3, 1912 | |
| Governor | George H. Prouty John A. Mead |
| Preceded by | Clarke C. Fitts |
| Succeeded by | Rufus E. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Garibaldi Sargent (1860-10-13)October 13, 1860 Ludlow, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 1939(1939-03-05) (aged 78) Ludlow, Vermont, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Tufts University(BA) |
John Garibaldi Sargent (October 13, 1860 – March 5, 1939) was an American lawyer and government official. He served asUnited States Attorney General during the administration ofPresidentCalvin Coolidge.
John G. Sargent was born inLudlow, Vermont on October 13, 1860, the son of John Henmon Sargent and Ann Eliza Hanley.[1] He graduated fromBlack River Academy, and received hisBachelor of Arts degree fromTufts College in 1887.[2][3] Sargent was married to the former Mary Lorraine Gordon on August 4, 1887.[4] They had a daughter, Gladys Gordon Sargent.[5]
Sargentstudied law at a firm in Ludlow, was admitted to the bar in 1890, and became a partner in the firm ofWilliam W. Stickney, a cousin ofCalvin Coolidge.[6] Among the prospective attorneys who studied under Sargent and Stickney wereJulius A. Willcox, who later served as an associate justice of theVermont Supreme Court,[7] andJoseph F. Radigan, who served as Vermont's United States Attorney from 1961 to 1969.[8]
In addition to practicing law, Sargent was active in the insurance business, served as President of the Ludlow Savings Bank, and was a member of the board of directors of several railroads and other corporations.[9][10][11]
ARepublican, he served asWindsor CountyState's Attorney from 1898 to 1900.[12] Sargent was Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) for Stickney during Stickney's term asGovernor of Vermont from 1900 to 1902.[13]
From 1908 to 1912 Sargent wasVermont Attorney General.[14] In 1912, Sargent received an honorarymaster's degree from Tufts.[15][16]
In 1925,President Coolidge's nominee forAttorney General,Charles B. Warren, was rejected by theUnited States Senate.[17] Coolidge then nominated Sargent, whom he had known since childhood.[18] Sargent was confirmed unanimously, and served until March 4, 1929.[19][20]
After leaving office, Sargent returned to practicing law; he brought into the firm as a partnerPaul A. Chase, who had served as his special assistant while he was U.S. Attorney General.[21] He was also Chairman of the Vermont Commission on Uniform State Laws, and a trustee of the Black River Academy.[22][23]
Sargent died in Ludlow on March 5, 1939, and was buried at the Pleasant View Cemetery inLudlow, Vermont.[24]
John G. Sargent's honors includedhonoraryLL.D. degrees from Tufts,Norwich University,Middlebury College, andDartmouth College.[25]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forVermont Attorney General 1908, 1910 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Attorney General Served under:Calvin Coolidge 1925–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vermont Attorney General 1908-1912 | Succeeded by |
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