John Slidell

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diplomat human politician

John Slidell was a 19th-century American politician and diplomat from Louisiana, known for his role in the lead-up to the Mexican–American War and his involvement in the Confederate diplomatic mission during the American Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
John Slidell canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
activeInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
birthDate 1793-07-24 ⓘ
birthPlace New York City ⓘ
burialPlace Paris ⓘ
Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1871-07-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Cowes ⓘ
Isle of Wight ⓘ
educatedAt Columbia University ⓘ
surface form: Columbia College
electedToBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
employer Confederate States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup American ⓘ
familyName Slidell, Louisiana ⓘ
surface form: Slidell
givenName John ⓘ
hasRole United States Representative from Louisiana ⓘ
United States Senator from Louisiana ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
notableEvent Confederate diplomatic mission to Europe ⓘ
Trent Affair ⓘ
lead-up to the Mexican–American War ⓘ
notableFor involvement in the Trent Affair during the American Civil War ⓘ
role in U.S.–Mexico negotiations before the Mexican–American War ⓘ
service as Confederate commissioner to France ⓘ
notableWork Slidell Mission to Mexico ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
participatedIn American Civil War (as Confederate diplomat) ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
surface form: Mexican–American War (diplomatic prelude)
partOf Southern Democrats ⓘ
positionHeld Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Ambassador to Mexico ⓘ
surface form: United States Minister to Mexico

United States Senator ⓘ
represents Louisiana ⓘ
residence New Orleans ⓘ
spouse Mathilde Deslonde ⓘ
stateOfResidence Louisiana ⓘ

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Slidell, Louisiana → namedAfter → John Slidell ⓘ
Fort Warren → notablePrisonerHeld → John Slidell ⓘ