James G. Birney

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James G. Birney was a 19th-century American abolitionist, politician, and former slaveholder who became a leading anti-slavery advocate and presidential candidate.

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instanceOf abolitionist
human
politician
burialPlace Perth Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED
candidateInElection United States presidential election, 1840 NERFINISHED
United States presidential election, 1844 NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath paralysis
convertedFrom slaveholder to abolitionist
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1792-02-04
dateOfDeath 1857-11-25
educatedAt College of New Jersey NERFINISHED
Princeton University
ethnicGroup Scots-Irish American NERFINISHED
familyName Birney NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anti-slavery activism
givenName James
memberOf American Anti-Slavery Society NERFINISHED
middleName Gillespie NERFINISHED
movement abolitionism
nominatedFor President of the United States
notableFor Liberty Party presidential candidate in 1840 and 1844
emancipating his own slaves
leading figure in the American abolitionist movement
notableWork The Philanthropist (antislavery newspaper) NERFINISHED
occupation abolitionist
journalist
lawyer
politician
parentOf James M. Birney NERFINISHED
William Birney NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Danville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
United States of America
placeOfDeath Perth Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED
United States of America
politicalParty Liberty Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
presidential nominee of the Liberty Party
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED
Huntsville, Alabama NERFINISHED
New York City
Perth Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Agatha McDowell NERFINISHED
workedOn American Anti-Slavery Society NERFINISHED

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