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32. Rhode Island 1815 Attorney General
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36. Rhode Island 1821 Attorney General
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38. South Carolina 1822 Attorney General
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Attorney General
Attorney-General: a legal officer of the state empowered to act in all cases in which the state is a party. In England, Isle of Man, many Commonwealth countries, and in the United States, (formerly also in Ireland), the title of the first ministerial law-officer of the government, also of his or her Majesty's attorney in the duchy of Lancaster.
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Rhode Island was the only state in which this office was directly elected by the people.
1787-1822: Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Office Scope: State
Role Scope: State / District (Georgia only)