Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy

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Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas known for his advocacy of conservation and early support for the creation of Yellowstone National Park.

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instanceOf Republican Party politician
United States senator
abolitionist
human
politician
advocatedFor conservation of natural resources
creation of Yellowstone National Park
burialPlace Southampton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1816-01-03
dateOfDeath 1891-08-27
education local schools in Massachusetts
electedAs United States senator from Kansas
endTime 1873-03-03
familyName Pomeroy NERFINISHED
givenName Samuel NERFINISHED
hasEra 19th century
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
middleName Clarke NERFINISHED
name Samuel Clarke Pomeroy NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor advocacy of western development
support for conservation legislation
support for homesteading and settlement in Kansas
occupation land agent
politician
railroad executive
placeOfBirth Southampton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Whitinsville, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
politicalMovement abolitionism
positionHeld United States senator
religion Congregationalism
represented Kansas NERFINISHED
servedAs mayor of Atchison, Kansas
president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
sexOrGender male
startTime 1861-04-04
supported Free-State cause in Kansas
early proposals for Yellowstone National Park
wasAccusedOf bribery in connection with a Senate election in Kansas
wasActiveIn Bleeding Kansas era politics
wasInvolvedIn Civil War–era national politics
Kansas statehood movement
wasOneOfFirstSenatorsOf Kansas NERFINISHED
workedIn Kansas NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED

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Yellowstone National Park Protection Act sponsor Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy