Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General (died 1881)

Nathan Clifford was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist.

The United States attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters. The attorney general is also a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States and a member of the United States National Security Council. Additionally, the attorney general is seventh in the presidential line of succession.