Edward Everett
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Edward Everett was a prominent 19th-century American politician, orator, and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, governor of Massachusetts, and briefly as U.S. Secretary of State.
Aliases (3)
- Charles Sumner ×1
- Daniel Webster ×1
- Edward Everett Jr. ×1
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human → orator → statesman → |
| burialPlace |
Mount Auburn Cemetery
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| causeOfDeath |
stroke
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| child |
Edward Everett Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1794-04-11
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| dateOfDeath |
1865-01-15
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| educatedAt |
Harvard College
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University of Göttingen → |
| familyName |
Everett
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| givenName |
Edward
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| honorificPrefix |
The Honorable
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| knownFor |
being a leading American orator of the mid-19th century
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delivering the main oration at the Gettysburg cemetery dedication → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Whig Party
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| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableWork |
Gettysburg Oration
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| occupation |
academic
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clergyman → diplomat → orator → politician → |
| officeEndTime |
Governor of Massachusetts:1840
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President of Harvard University:1849 → United States Secretary of State:1853 → United States Senator from Massachusetts:1854 → |
| officeStartTime |
Governor of Massachusetts:1836
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President of Harvard University:1846 → United States Secretary of State:1852 → United States Senator from Massachusetts:1853 → |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War-era Unionist political efforts
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| placeOfBirth |
Dorchester, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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| positionHeld |
Governor of Massachusetts
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Minister to Spain → Minister to the United Kingdom → President of Harvard University → United States Representative → United States Secretary of State → United States Senator from Massachusetts → Vice Presidential candidate of the Constitutional Union Party → |
| religion |
Unitarianism
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Charlotte Gray Brooks
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Referenced by (11)
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Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
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Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
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attendedBy |
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
("Charles Sumner")
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burialPlaceOf |
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Edward Everett
("Edward Everett Jr.")
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Profiles in Courage
("Daniel Webster")
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describes |
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Everett
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hasNotableBearer |
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Philhellenes
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hasNotableMember |
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Hollis Hall
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hasNotableResident |
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Everett, Massachusetts
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namedAfter |
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Edward Tyrrel Channing
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notableStudent |
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Charlotte Gray Brooks
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spouse |