Talk:Reverdy Johnson

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POV[edit]

'Thus began an ignoble aspect to his career partially that culminated[clarification needed] in Johnson's advocacy on behalf of Southern slaveowners in the infamous Dred Scott case, and which was only partially redeemed by his support for the Union during 1861-1865 War of the Rebellion.'

Meaning not clear, but it sounds like POV too. Valetude (talk) 21:17, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed.

" Following the collapse of the Union Bank of Maryland, Johnson obstructed efforts to obtain a fair and objective accounting of the bank's assets in order to maintain his personal fortune. He falsely accused Evan Poultney and Thomas Ellicott of misconduct in order to create a smokescreen to obscure his own misconduct. " Sure sounds like POV.

This part was added anonymously by someone from a public-library computer in Maryland, on May 4, 2011.

Apparently after the banking scandal, parties alleged to be involved disseminated pamphlets stating their side of the story. My guess is that someone found one of those pamphlets in the Baltimore Public Library archives, took it as gospel, and included what it said in Wikipedia. Magnabonzo (talk) 20:19, 15 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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