William Darrah Kelley

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William Darrah Kelley was a prominent 19th-century American Republican politician and staunch advocate of protective tariffs and civil rights, who served for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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instanceOf Republican Party politician
abolitionist
human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
advocatedFor industrial labor interests
rights of freedmen
burialPlace Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
causeOfNickname support for the iron and steel industry
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1814-04-12
dateOfDeath 1890-01-09
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Kelley
givenName William
ideology Republicanism
abolitionism
protectionism
knownFor advocacy of protective tariffs
long tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives
support for civil rights for African Americans
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
middleName Darrah
nativeLanguage English
nickname Pig-Iron Kelley
notableWork congressional speeches on protectionism
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
participatedIn American Civil War-era politics
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
religion Unitarianism
representedDistrict Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
residence Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
sexOrGender male
spouse Sarah Clapp
stateRepresented Pennsylvania
supportedPolicy Reconstruction-era civil rights legislation
high protective tariffs
termEnd 1890
termStart 1861
workedAs jeweler's apprentice in youth

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