John Bingham

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.

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
PresidentUlysses Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Preceded byCharles E. DeLong
Succeeded byRichard B. Hubbard
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byJoseph Worthington White
Succeeded byLorenzo Danford
Constituency16th district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byAndrew Stuart
Succeeded byDistrict abolished until 1883
Constituency21st district
Personal details
Born(1815-01-21)January 21, 1815
Mercer, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 1900(1900-03-19) (aged 85)
Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAmanda Bingham
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, judge
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