Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter
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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter was a prominent 19th-century American politician from Virginia who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. senator, and later as the Confederate States Secretary of State during the Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ planter ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1809-04-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Essex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Elmwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1887-07-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Essex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Virginia
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Winchester Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
service as Confederate States senator ended in 1865
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service as United States senator from Virginia ended in 1861 ⓘ term as Confederate States Secretary of State ended in 1862 ⓘ term as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ended in 1841 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Confederate States Congress
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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States’ Rights Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | states’ rights ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participated in the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy of states’ rights and strict construction of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Confederate States Secretary of State
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Confederate States senator ⓘ President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Treasurer of Virginia ⓘ United States representative from Virginia ⓘ United States senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represented | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
service as Confederate States senator began in 1862
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service as United States senator from Virginia began in 1847 ⓘ term as Confederate States Secretary of State began in 1861 ⓘ term as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives began in 1839 ⓘ |
| supported | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Democratic Party in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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