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Elliot Lee Richardson

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Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: December 31, 1999 (79)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Cremated
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward Pierson Richardson, M.D. and Clara Shattuck Richardson
Husband of Anne Francis Richardson
Brother of Dr. Edward Pierson Richardson, Jr. and Private

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About Elliot Lee Richardson

Elliot Lee Richardson

Elliot Lee Richardson 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 refuse President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. His resignation was part of the Saturday Night Massacre. (Note: click "Read More")

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre

Richardson is the only individual to serve in four Cabinet-level 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 24 to October 1973, and Secretary of Commerce from 1976 to 1977.

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Elliot Lee Richardson's Timeline

1920
July 20, 1920
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1999
December 31, 1999
Age 79
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Cremated