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Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) was a lawyer who was appointed as the first U.S. Solicitor General in 1870, serving until 1872. In 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Bristow as Secretary of the Treasury where he served until 1876. In 1876 he sought the Republican nomination for President but was defeated by Rutherford B. Hayes. He returned to private law practice in New York City.
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