John Bingham

John Armor Bingham
7th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office October 7, 1873 – July 2, 1885
President	Ulysses Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Charles E. DeLong
Succeeded by	Richard B. Hubbard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Joseph Worthington White
Succeeded by	Lorenzo Danford
Constituency	16th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Andrew Stuart
Succeeded by	District abolished until 1883
Constituency	21st district
Personal details
Born	(1815-01-21)January 21, 1815 Mercer, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 19, 1900(1900-03-19) (aged 85) Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Amanda Bingham
Profession	Politician, lawyer, judge
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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.^[1]