Lyman Trumbull

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Lyman Trumbull was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Illinois who played a key role in the abolition of slavery and the shaping of Reconstruction-era legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
lawyer
politician
burialPlace Oak Woods Cemetery
collaboratedWith Abraham Lincoln
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1813-10-12
dateOfDeath 1896-06-25
educatedAt Bacon Academy
endTime 1873-03-03
familyName Trumbull
gender male
givenName Lyman
heldJudicialOfficeIn Illinois
knownFor leading role in abolition of slavery in the United States
shaping Reconstruction-era legislation
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)

United States Senate
name Lyman Trumbull self-link
nationality American
notableWork co-author of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
sponsor of the Freedmen’s Bureau Bill
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Colchester, Connecticut
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
politicalAlignment anti-slavery
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee
United States senator
practicedLawIn Illinois
represented Illinois
residence Alton, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
servedAs Illinois Secretary of State
justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
startTime 1855-03-04
stateRepresentedInSenate Illinois
termEndAsUSSenatorFromIllinois 1873
termStartAsUSSenatorFromIllinois 1855
tookPositionOn opposed removal of Andrew Johnson from office
votedOn impeachment of Andrew Johnson

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Radical Republicanism hasNotableMember Lyman Trumbull
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Bacon Academy hasAlumnus Lyman Trumbull
Trumbull hasNotableBearer Lyman Trumbull