THOMAS W. GREGORY - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 33107
Sale Price $144.00
Reg. $160.00
THOMAS W. GREGORY
Thomas W. Gregory signed this small printed piece of paper as U. S.
Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson. Gregory suppressed anti-war
protestors during World War I.
Signature: "T.W.Gregory" as U. S. Attorney General.
4½x1¼.Texas lawyer Gregory (1861-1933) was a regent at the
University of Texas before joining other former conservatives in supporting
Woodrow Wilson's presidential campaign in 1911. His support opened up numerous
appointments within Wilson's administration that culminated in his being
appointed U. S. Attorney General (1914-1919). Gregory was generally
progressive but drew criticism for collaborating with U. S. Postmaster
General Albert S. Burleson to suppress domestic dissent of the American war
effort during World War I, including framing the Espionage Act of 1917,
encouraging illegal surveillance of citizens by the right-wing American
Protective League and directing federal prosecutions of over 2,000 opponents of
the war. After resigning as Attorney General, he was made a member of
Wilson's Second Industrial Conference (1919-1920) and resumed his law practice.
Lightly toned and soiled. Adhesive residue on verso (no show-through). Folded
once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.
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