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| rdfs:comment | - Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergate Scandal, and resigned rather than obey President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.
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| term start | - 1959
- 1975
- 1965-01-07
- 1969-01-23
- 1970-06-24
- 1973-01-30
- 1973-05-25
- 1976-02-02
- January 1967
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| death place | - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| Spouse | - Anne Francis Hazard Richardson
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| resting place | - Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
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| Birth Place | - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| Title | - dbkwik:resource/qGr3_BN5BRlsw5ckMu5auA==
- United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- Under Secretary of State
- Attorney General of Massachusetts
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| term end | - 1961
- 1976
- 1970-06-23
- 1973-01-29
- 1973-05-24
- 1973-10-20
- 1977-01-20
- January 1969
- January 1967
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| Years | - 1965
- 1967
- 1969
- 1975
- 1976
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- --06-24
- --05-24
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| Department | - Secretary of Defense
- Attorney General
- Secretary of Commerce
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| abstract | - Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergate Scandal, and resigned rather than obey President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Richardson is one of only two individuals to serve in four United States Cabinet positions within the United States government: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1970 to 1973, Secretary of Defense from January to May 1973, Attorney General from May to October 1973, and Secretary of Commerce from 1976 to 1977. The other is George Shultz.
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