United States Attorney General asked to stay on and be Acting Attorney General until the confirmation of the new Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had been nominated for the office in November 2016 by then-President-elect Donald Trump. (1) (3) As of , there are eleven, living former US Attorneys General, the oldest being Ramsey Clark (served 1967–1969, born 1927). The most recent Attorney General to die was Janet Reno on November 7, 2016 (served 1993–2001, born 1938) U.S.C. Title 28, §508 establishes the first two positions in the line of succession, while allowing the Attorney General to designate other high-ranking officers of the Department
Richard Osbaldeston (Attorney General) the conduct of government business impossible. He married firstly Eleanor Westropp, of Yorkshire, who died in 1638, and secondly Mary Nettleton of Thornhill, who outlived him. By his first marriage he had at least five children, but of these only William and Frances are known to have reached adult life. William was the grandfather of Richard Osbaldeston, Bishop of London. Richard Osbaldeston (Attorney General) Sir Richard Osbaldeston (c.1585 – 1640) was an English barrister who became Attorney General for Ireland. He was the great-grandfather of Richard Osbaldeston, Bishop of London. He was born in Lancashire, probably at Sefton. His father