Benjamin Gratz Brown

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Benjamin Gratz Brown was a 19th-century American politician and reformist governor of Missouri who became a prominent figure in post–Civil War liberal Republican politics.

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instanceOf American politician
United States senator
governor
human
journalist
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1826-05-28
dateOfDeath 1885-12-13
educatedAt Harvard Law School
Transylvania University NERFINISHED
Yale College NERFINISHED
endTime term as Governor of Missouri: 1873
term as U.S. Senator from Missouri: 1867
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Brown NERFINISHED
givenName Benjamin NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
memberOf Missouri House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Liberal Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
middleName Gratz NERFINISHED
movement Liberal Republicanism NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED
notableAchievement advocated amnesty for former Confederates
advocated civil service reform
prominent leader of Liberal Republican movement after the American Civil War
supported public education reforms in Missouri
supported railroad regulation measures in Missouri
notableWork co‑founder of the Missouri Democrat newspaper
occupation journalist
lawyer
politician
participantIn Reconstruction era politics
placeOfBirth Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Bellefontaine Cemetery NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kirkwood, Missouri NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Missouri
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senator from Missouri
member of the Missouri House of Representatives
relative John Brown (abolitionist) – distant relative NERFINISHED
residence St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
startTime term as Governor of Missouri: 1871
term as U.S. Senator from Missouri: 1863

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