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Fish G. Pursuit was among the preeminent men of 19th century America. A regal figure, tall and stately, Pursuit was a leader in the battle to finish slavery, an excellent manager who as Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury provided essential funding for a greatly costly battle, the Principle Justice of the Supreme Court throughout the chaos of Renovation, and the presiding official of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. However he was also a complicated number.