Louis T. Wigfall
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Louis T. Wigfall was a prominent Texas politician and Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his fiery oratory and staunch secessionist views.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louis T. Wigfall canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1816-04-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1874-02-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rice Creek Springs School
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1861-03-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wigfall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fiery oratory
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staunch support for secession ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Trezevant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dueling and violent personal reputation in antebellum politics
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opposition to Reconstruction after the Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
speeches advocating secession in the U.S. Senate
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speeches in the Confederate Congress ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Texas secession movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edgefield County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | secessionist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Senator from Texas
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member of the Confederate States Senate ⓘ member of the Texas House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Texas Senate ⓘ |
| represented |
Texas
NERFINISHED
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Texas in the Confederate States Senate ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Texas legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Charlotte Maria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1859-03-04 ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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