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George S. Boutwell (January 28, 1818 – February 27, 1905) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as Secretary of the Treasury (under President Ulysses S. Grant), Governor of Massachusetts, a U.S. Senator and Representative, and the first Commissioner of Internal Revenue (under President Abraham Lincoln). Boutwell, an abolitionist, was instrumental in the formation of the Republican Party, and championed African-American citizenship and suffrage rights during Reconstruction. He was a leader in the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868.Engraving: Bureau of Engraving and Printing; restoration: Andrew Shiva