The Natick Cobbler

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The Natick Cobbler was the nickname of Henry Wilson, a 19th-century American politician who served as vice president under Ulysses S. Grant and was known for his humble origins as a shoemaker from Natick, Massachusetts.

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instanceOf nickname
advocatedFor labor rights
public education
associatedWith Radical Republicanism
surface form: Radical Republicans
authored History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America
burialPlace Old Dell Park Cemetery, Natick, Massachusetts
causeOfDeath stroke
conflictContext American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1812-02-16
dateOfDeath 1875-11-22
era 19th-century American politics
hasFamilyName Wilson
hasGivenName Henry
knownFor humble origins as a shoemaker
strong anti-slavery stance
laterSpouse Mary A. Fox
maritalStatus married
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryRole chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Military Affairs
occupation politician
shoemaker
placeOfBirth Farmington, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
placeOfOrigin Natick, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
positionHeld United States Senator
Vice President of the United States
precededAsVicePresidentBy Schuyler Colfax
previouslyMemberOf Free Soil Party
Whig Party
surface form: Whig Party (United States)
refersTo Henry Wilson
religion Methodism
represented Massachusetts
representedIn United States Senate
servedAsVicePresidentUnder Ulysses S. Grant
servedInSenateForState Massachusetts
socialBackground working-class origins
spouse Harriet Malvina Howe
stateLevelOfficeHeld member of the Massachusetts legislature
succeededAsVicePresidentBy William A. Wheeler NERFINISHED
supportedCause abolitionism
termEndAsSenator 1873-03-03
termEndAsVicePresident 1875-11-22
termStartAsSenator 1855-01-31
termStartAsVicePresident 1873-03-04
vicePresidentialOrderInOffice 18

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Henry Wilson nickname The Natick Cobbler