This article is about the 19th-century American Congressman and ambassador. For other people, see John Bingham (disambiguation).
John Armor Bingham
7th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office October 7, 1873 – July 2, 1885
President
Ulysses Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland
Preceded by
Charles E. DeLong
Succeeded by
Richard B. Hubbard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by
Joseph Worthington White
Succeeded by
Lorenzo Danford
Constituency
16th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by
Andrew Stuart
Succeeded by
District abolished until 1883
Constituency
21st district
Personal details
Born
(1815-01-21)January 21, 1815 Mercer, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
March 19, 1900(1900-03-19) (aged 85) Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Amanda Bingham
Profession
Politician, lawyer, judge
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John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American politician who served as a Republican representative from Ohio and as the United States ambassador to Japan. In his time as a congressman, Bingham served as both assistant Judge Advocate General in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination and a House manager (prosecutor) in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Andrew Johnson. He was also the principal framer of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1]
^Bingham, John Armor; Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) DLC [from old catalog] (1866). "One country, one Constitution, and one people. Speech of Hon. John A. Bingham, of Ohio, in the House of representatives, February 28, 1866, in support of the proposed amendment to enforce the bill of rights". [Washington, Printed at the Congressional globe office – via Internet Archive.
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