Presbyterian Church USA: John Bingham's Reformer Roots
February 07, 2020
February 07, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Feb. 7 -- The Presbyterian Church USA issued the following news:
In a New York Times opinion piece in 2013, constitutional law scholar Gerrard Magliocca wrote, "More than any man except Abraham Lincoln, John Bingham (1815-1900) was responsible for what the Civil War meant for America's future."/1
While a congressman, Bingham served as lone civilian prosecutor in the military tribunal for the Lincoln assassins, delivered the House impeachm . . .
In a New York Times opinion piece in 2013, constitutional law scholar Gerrard Magliocca wrote, "More than any man except Abraham Lincoln, John Bingham (1815-1900) was responsible for what the Civil War meant for America's future."/1
While a congressman, Bingham served as lone civilian prosecutor in the military tribunal for the Lincoln assassins, delivered the House impeachm . . .