Senator charles sumner biography
Abolitionist, US Senator, Civil Rights ......
Senator charles sumner biography
Charles Sumner
American abolitionist and statesman (–)
For other people named Charles Sumner, see Charles Sumner (disambiguation).
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Charles Sumner | |
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Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. | |
| In office March 4, – March 11, | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Wade |
| Succeeded by | Zachariah Chandler |
| In office March 4, – March 4, | |
| Preceded by | James M.
Mason |
| Succeeded by | Simon Cameron |
| In office April 25, – March 11, | |
| Preceded by | Robert Rantoul Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William B.
Washburn |
| Born | ()January 6, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, () (aged63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig (–) Free Soil (–) Republican (–70) Liberal Republican (–) |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Republicans (–70) |
| Spouse | Alice Hooper (m.; div.) |
| Relatives | S
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