Edmund G. Ross

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Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
politician
appointedBy Kansas state legislature
President Grover Cleveland
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1826-12-07
dateOfDeath 1907-05-08
describedBySource John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage
describedIn Profiles in Courage
endTime 1871 (service in U.S. Senate)
1889 (governor of New Mexico Territory)
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Ross
givenName Edmund
hasHonor recognition in Profiles in Courage
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageSpoken English
laterHeldPosition Governor of New Mexico Territory
legislativeBody United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Republican Party
militaryBranch Union Army
notableFor decisive vote against the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
notableWork vote to acquit Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial
notedFor political courage in defying party during Johnson impeachment
occupation journalist
newspaper editor
politician
partOf Reconstruction era United States politics
placeOfBirth Ashland, Ohio
placeOfDeath Albuquerque, New Mexico
positionHeld Governor of New Mexico Territory
United States senator
United States senator from Kansas
reasonForNotability helped prevent removal of Andrew Johnson from office
replaced James H. Lane
represented Kansas
residence Kansas
New Mexico Territory
sexOrGender male
startTime 1866 (service in U.S. Senate)
1885 (governor of New Mexico Territory)
stateOfUSSenateMembership Kansas
vote not guilty in Andrew Johnson impeachment
wasImpeachmentJurorFor Andrew Johnson

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Profiles in Courage
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