Robert Y. Hayne

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American politician United States senator human lawyer orator planter

Robert Y. Hayne was an American politician and senator from South Carolina known for his strong advocacy of states’ rights and his prominent role in the debates over federal authority in the early 19th century.

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Robert Y. Hayne canonical 2
Robert Young Hayne 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
orator ⓘ
planter ⓘ
admittedToBar South Carolina bar ⓘ
birthDate 1791-11-10 ⓘ
birthPlace St. Paul’s Parish, Colleton District, South Carolina ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
burialPlace Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
deathDate 1839-09-24 ⓘ
deathPlace Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
educatedIn South Carolina ⓘ
endTime 1832-12-13 ⓘ
familyName Hayne ⓘ
fullName Robert Y. Hayne self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Robert Young Hayne
givenName Robert ⓘ
ideology Jeffersonian republicanism ⓘ
strict constructionism ⓘ
knownFor advocacy of states’ rights ⓘ
opposition to broad federal authority ⓘ
support for the doctrine of nullification ⓘ
memberOf United States Senate ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank officer ⓘ
notableEvent Senate debate with Daniel Webster in 1830 ⓘ
notableWork Hayne–Webster debate ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
planter ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEndTime 1834-12-10 ⓘ
1837 ⓘ
officeStartTime 1832-12-07 ⓘ
1835 ⓘ
opposedPolicy protective tariffs ⓘ
participantIn Hayne–Webster debate ⓘ
politicalAlignment nullifier ⓘ
states’ rights advocate ⓘ
politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ
Jacksonian Party ⓘ
surface form: Jacksonian
positionHeld Attorney General of South Carolina ⓘ
Governor of South Carolina ⓘ
Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senator ⓘ
surface form: United States Senator from South Carolina
positionOnIssue argued that states could nullify federal laws deemed unconstitutional ⓘ
defended the compact theory of the Union ⓘ
represented South Carolina ⓘ
residence Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
startTime 1823-03-04 ⓘ
stateOfCitizenship South Carolina ⓘ
studied law ⓘ
supported John C. Calhoun ⓘ
supportedPolicy low tariffs ⓘ

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Nullification Crisis → keyFigure → Robert Y. Hayne ⓘ
Nullifier Party → associatedWith → Robert Y. Hayne ⓘ
Robert Y. Hayne → fullName → Robert Y. Hayne self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Young Hayne