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Charles J. Bonaparte Hon. Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851-1921)
E. Wrenn
Plaque with medal, n.d.
Plaque 27 H x 27 W, medal 21 ¼ diameter
Presented, unknown
Donor, unknown
Owner, unknown
Private Career:
Admitted to the bar, 1874
Public Service:
Supervisor of elections, 1895
Member, Board of Indian Commissioners, 1902-1904
U.S. Presidential Elector, Maryland (R), 1904
U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1905-1906
U. S. Attorney General, 1906-1909, 1908
Comments:
Named one of the pre-eminent Baltimore lawyers and judges of the 20th century. Founded the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1908

Historical & Biographical Series at the Maryland State Archives


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