![Author and US Attorney General Edwin Meese](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/edwin-meese.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Edwin Meese III
Profession: Author and US Attorney General
Nationality: ![United States of America](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/united-states.svg)
American
Biography: Served as the 75th Attorney General of the United States between 1985 and 1988 under Ronald Reagan.
Born: December 2, 1931
Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA
Age: 92 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Historical Events
- 1983-12-09 Counselor to Ronald Reagan, Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "because food is free & that's easier than paying for it"
- 1985-02-23 US Senate confirms Edwin Meese as the 75th Attorney General
- 1985-03-25 Edwin Meese III takes office as US Attorney General
- 1988-06-09 US Attorney General Edwin Meese orders Joseph Doherty deported to the UK