SATT 032.2 - William Wirt Part Two
Tenure of Office: November 13, 1817 - March 4, 1829
After making a name for himself in some high profile cases as well as his literary endeavors, William Wirt became the 9th US Attorney General and would ultimately prove to be the longest-serving person in that post to date. What did he contribute to the two administrations that he served and how did he transform the office of Attorney General? Join me and my special guest, Howard Dorre of Plodding Through the Presidents, as we explore Wirt's Cabinet tenure. Sources used for this episode can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.
Special thanks to Howard of the Plodding Through the Presidents podcast for joining me for this episode!
The following sources were used for all three parts of the William Wirt episode:
- Cunningham, Noble E, Jr. The Presidency of James Monroe. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1996.
- Dorre, Howard. Plodding Through the Presidents. 2013-2025. https://www.ploddingthroughthepresidents.com/.
- Elder, Robert. Calhoun: American Heretic. New York: Basic Books, 2021.
- Glassner, Gregory K. Adopted Son: The Life, Wit & Wisdom of William Wirt, 1772-1834. Madison County, VA: Kurt-Ketner Publishing Co, 1997.
- Jabour, Anya. Marriage in the Early Republic: Elizabeth and William Wirt and the Companionate Ideal. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
- Landry, Jerry. The Presidencies of the United States. 2017-2025. https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.
- “MIldred Gilmer Wirt (1772-1799).” Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12906731/mildred_wirt. [Last Accessed: 17 Oct 2024]
- Mooney, Chase C. William H. Crawford: 1772-1834. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1974.
- Perkins, Bradford. Castlereagh and Adams: England and the United States, 1812-1823. Berkeley, CA and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1964.
- Robert, Joseph C. “William Wirt, Virginian.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 80:4 [Oct 1972] 387-441.
- Traub, James. John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit. New York: Basic Books, 2017 [2016].
- “William Wirt (1772-1834).” Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12957/william-wirt. [Last Accessed: 17 Oct 2024]
Featured Image: "William Wirt" by James Barton Longacre [c. 1810-1834], courtesy of Wikipedia
