Robert M. T. Hunter
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Robert M. T. Hunter was an American politician from Virginia who served as a U.S. senator, Speaker of the House, and later a leading statesman of the Confederate government during the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert M. T. Hunter canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Confederate States politician ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1809-04-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Essex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Elmwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1887-07-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Essex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Virginia ⓘ |
| endTime |
service as Confederate Secretary of State 1862
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service as Confederate Senator 1865 ⓘ service as U.S. Senator from Virginia 1861 ⓘ term as Speaker of the House 1841 ⓘ |
| familyName | Hunter ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Confederate Congress
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surface form:
Confederate States Congress
United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Confederate States political leadership
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Democratic Party ⓘ States' Rights Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading statesman of the Confederate government during the American Civil War
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service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ service as United States Senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance
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Confederate States Secretary of State ⓘ Confederate States Senator ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Treasurer of Virginia ⓘ United States Representative from Virginia ⓘ United States Senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represented |
Virginia in the United States Senate
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Virginia's 9th congressional district ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| startTime |
service as Confederate Secretary of State 1861
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service as Confederate Senator 1862 ⓘ service as U.S. Senator from Virginia 1847 ⓘ term as Speaker of the House 1839 ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia ⓘ |
| wasSlaveOwner | true ⓘ |
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