Wade Hampton II
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Wade Hampton II was a prominent South Carolina planter, soldier, and politician of the early 19th century, known for his vast wealth, slaveholding, and influence in Southern society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wade Hampton II canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| child | Wade Hampton III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
plantation agriculture
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slave-based agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Wade Hampton I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the wealthiest planters in the United States
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leadership within Southern society ⓘ owning a very large number of enslaved people ⓘ political influence in South Carolina ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| lifespanOverlapWith | early 19th century United States ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hampton family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Wade Hampton I
NERFINISHED
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Wade Hampton III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of large cotton and rice plantations in South Carolina
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expansion of Hampton family plantations ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
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politician ⓘ slave owner ⓘ |
| owned |
hundreds of enslaved African Americans
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large plantations in South Carolina ⓘ |
| participantIn | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern slaveholding aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Southern Democratic politics
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pro-slavery ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
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member of the South Carolina legislature ⓘ |
| region |
American South
NERFINISHED
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Deep South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Columbia, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Hampton family plantations in South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | Southern planter elite ⓘ |
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