Thomas Wilson Dorr

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Thomas Wilson Dorr was an American politician and reformer best known for leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island in an effort to expand voting rights.

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instanceOf American politician
human
political reformer
advocated broader white male suffrage
constitutional reform in Rhode Island
associatedEvent Rhode Island constitutional convention (People’s Convention) of 1841 NERFINISHED
birthDate 1805-11-05
birthPlace Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
burialPlace Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
cause opposition to Rhode Island’s outdated colonial charter
conflictWith Charter government of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1854-12-27
deathPlace Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
drafted People’s Constitution of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
education Harvard College NERFINISHED
electedAs governor under the People’s Constitution in 1842
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Dorr NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork constitutional law (state level)
electoral reform
fullName Thomas Wilson Dorr NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Antebellum United States NERFINISHED
imprisonmentLocation Rhode Island state prison NERFINISHED
influenced later suffrage and constitutional reform movements in the United States
knownFor leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island
language English
legalIssue convicted of treason against the state of Rhode Island
movement suffrage expansion
notableFor Dorr Rebellion NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
politician
reformer
officeHeld Governor of Rhode Island (People's Constitution government) NERFINISHED
pardon released from prison in 1845
parent Lydia Allen Dorr NERFINISHED
Sullivan Dorr NERFINISHED
politicalActivity advocacy for expanded voting rights in Rhode Island
politicalParty Democratic Party
posthumousRecognition conviction annulled by Rhode Island in 1854
regionOfActivity Rhode Island NERFINISHED
residence Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
sentence life imprisonment (later modified)
termStart 1842

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