Thaddeus Stevens
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Thaddeus Stevens was a powerful Radical Republican congressman and abolitionist who led efforts in the U.S. House to end slavery and impose strict Reconstruction policies on the former Confederate states.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Radical Republican
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abolitionist → human → lawyer → politician → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1792-04-04
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| dateOfDeath |
1868-08-11
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| educatedAt |
Dartmouth College
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University of Vermont → |
| familyName |
Stevens
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| givenName |
Thaddeus
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| hasCauseOfDeath |
stomach problems
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| honoredIn |
Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, Pennsylvania → |
| ideology |
Republicanism
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anti-slavery → egalitarianism → |
| knownFor |
leading Radical Republicans in the U.S. House during the Civil War and Reconstruction
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opposition to President Andrew Johnson's lenient Reconstruction policies → strong advocacy for civil and political rights for African Americans → supporting harsh Reconstruction policies toward former Confederate states → |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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Whig Party → |
| movement |
Radical Republicanism
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abolitionism → |
| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableWork |
advocacy for confiscation of Confederate land
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leadership in passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution → leadership in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson → role in drafting Reconstruction Acts → support for black suffrage during Reconstruction → |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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lawyer → politician → |
| placeOfBirth |
Danville, Vermont
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| placeOfBurial |
Shreiner-Concord Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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| positionHeld |
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
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Leader of the Radical Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives → Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania → |
| religion |
Unitarianism
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| represented |
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district → Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Washington, D.C. → |