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John Ashcroft
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79th United States Attorney General
OverviewAI-generated
John Ashcroft is a person associated with Australia and recognized in the US Senators collection. He has been the subject of five works listed in Crossref and eleven works cataloged by Open Library. His notable works include *Test Results for Disk Imaging Tool*, *Ashcroft's railway directory for 1864*, *Just War and Christian Traditions*, *On My Honor*, and *Lessons from a Father to His Son*.
In music contexts, he is listed as an artist with 210 listeners and a playcount of 760 on Last.fm. Tags associated with his profile include "disgrace to society," "untalented," "douchebag," "moustache no longer popular," and "granola blow job." He was born in 1942 and has been referenced by 969 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- President
- George W. Bush
- Deputy
- Robert Mueller (acting), Larry Thompson , James Comey
- Preceded by
- Janet Reno
- Succeeded by
- Alberto Gonzales
- Lieutenant
- Harriet Woods , Mel Carnahan
- Governor
- Joseph Teasdale , Kit Bond
- Born
- John David Ashcroft , ( 1942-05-09 ) May 9, 1942 (age 84) , Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Janet Ashcroft ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
- Children
- 3, including Jay
- Education
- Yale University ( BA ), University of Chicago ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- teacher
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Assemblies of God
- Image
- John Ashcroft.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- John Ashcroft
- name in native language
- John Ashcroft
- date of birth
- 1942-05-09
- P10632
- John Ashcroft
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/john-ashcroft
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Encyclopedic overview
John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th United States attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. A Republican from Missouri, Ashcroft represented the state in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2001, and held statewide office as the 29th auditor (1973–1975), 38th attorney general (1976–1985), and 50th governor of Missouri (1985–1993). He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.
Ashcroft graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1960 before receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Yale College and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. After unsuccessfully running for the U.S. House of Representatives, he was appointed Missouri State Auditor in 1973, before being defeated for re-election in 1974. He then served two consecutive terms as Missouri Attorney General and as Missouri Governor (a historical first for a Republican candidate in the state). He is the only Republican to serve two full consecutive terms as governor to date. He also served one term as a U.S. Senator from Missouri until losing a race for a second term in 2000. Ashcroft had early appointments in Missouri state government, and was mentored by John Danforth. He has written several books about politics and ethics.
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