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Edwin Meese III

Edwin Meese
Edwin Meese publicity shot.jpg
75th United States Attorney General
In office
February 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by William Smith
Succeeded by Dick Thornburgh
Counselor to the President
In office
January 20, 1981 – February 25, 1985
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Robert Hartmann
John Marsh (1977)
Succeeded by Clayton Yeutter (1992)
Personal details
Born Edwin Meese III
(1931-12-02) December 2, 1931 (age 85)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Ursula Herrick (1959–present)
Children 3
Education Yale University (BA)
UC Berkeley School of Law (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1953–1984
Rank US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel

Edwin "Ed" Meese III (born December 2, 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, author and member of the Republican Party who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Administration (1967–1974), the Reagan Presidential Transition Team (1980) and the Reagan White House (1981–1985), eventually rising to hold the position of the 75th Attorney General of the United States (1985–1988).

He currently holds fellowships and chairmanships with several public policy councils and think-tanks, including the Constitution Project and the Heritage Foundation. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He currently sits on the National Advisory Board of Center for Urban Renewal and Education. He is on the board of directors of The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. He has served on the board of Cornerstone closed end funds.

Meese was born in Oakland, California, the eldest of four sons born to Leone (née Feldman) and Edwin Meese, Jr. He was raised in a practicing Lutheran family, of German descent. His father was an Oakland city government official, president of the Zion Lutheran Church, and served 24 years in the non-partisan office of Treasurer of Alameda County.

At age 10, Meese published along with his brothers a mimeographed neighborhood newspaper, the Weekly Herald, and used the proceeds to buy a War Bond. The young Meese also rode a bicycle on a paper route and worked in a drugstore. At Oakland High School, Meese was involved in the Junior State of America and led his high school debate team to statewide championships. He was recognized as valedictorian, class of 1949.


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