Attorney, Diplomat. He moved to New York City and became an attorney in 1840. Stoughton was a famed patent lawyer, most notably working for Charles Goodyear during Goodyear's lawsuits over his process for using heat and sulphur to process rubber. A Stalwart Republican, during the Grant administration Stoughton published a treatise defending Grant's use of federal troops in Louisiana during Reconstruction. After the disputed Hayes-Tilden presidential election of 1876 he defended Hayes' claim to the office, and was one of the lawyers who represented Hayes before the Electoral Commission appointed to settle the contest. When Hayes took office he displayed his gratitude by naming Stoughton US Minister to Russia. He served in St. Petersburg until becoming ill in 1879, when he resigned. Stoughton never fully recovered his health and lived in retirement until his death. Former President Grant was one of the pallbearers at his New York City funeral. Edwin Wallace Stoughton was the uncle of Edwin Henry Stoughton and Charles Bradley Stoughton, both of whom served as generals during the Civil War. He was also the stepfather of philosopher and historian John Fiske.
Attorney, Diplomat. He moved to New York City and became an attorney in 1840. Stoughton was a famed patent lawyer, most notably working for Charles Goodyear during Goodyear's lawsuits over his process for using heat and sulphur to process rubber. A Stalwart Republican, during the Grant administration Stoughton published a treatise defending Grant's use of federal troops in Louisiana during Reconstruction. After the disputed Hayes-Tilden presidential election of 1876 he defended Hayes' claim to the office, and was one of the lawyers who represented Hayes before the Electoral Commission appointed to settle the contest. When Hayes took office he displayed his gratitude by naming Stoughton US Minister to Russia. He served in St. Petersburg until becoming ill in 1879, when he resigned. Stoughton never fully recovered his health and lived in retirement until his death. Former President Grant was one of the pallbearers at his New York City funeral. Edwin Wallace Stoughton was the uncle of Edwin Henry Stoughton and Charles Bradley Stoughton, both of whom served as generals during the Civil War. He was also the stepfather of philosopher and historian John Fiske.
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