Robert Rhett

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human politician secessionist

Robert Rhett was a prominent 19th-century American politician and leading Southern secessionist from South Carolina, often called the “father of secession” for his radical pro-Confederate views.

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Label	Occurrences
Robert Barnwell Rhett	1
Robert Rhett canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ politician ⓘ secessionist ⓘ
countryOfBirth	United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath	United States of America ⓘ
describedBySource	19th-century American historical records ⓘ
ethnicGroup	white American ⓘ
familyName	Rhett NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Robert ⓘ
ideology	pro-slavery ideology ⓘ secessionism ⓘ states' rights ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party ⓘ States' Rights Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	Southern secessionism ⓘ pro-slavery politics in the United States ⓘ states' rights movement ⓘ
notableFor	leading Southern secessionist from South Carolina ⓘ nickname "father of secession" ⓘ radical pro-secession views ⓘ
notableRole	leading advocate of Southern secession from the Union ⓘ leading fire-eater in the antebellum South ⓘ
occupation	lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ
participantIn	American Civil War political leadership on the Confederate side ⓘ secession crisis of 1850–1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Beaufort, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	St. James Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress ⓘ
residence	Beaufort, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
workLocation	South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Rhett family → notableMember → Robert Rhett ⓘ

this entity surface form: Robert Barnwell Rhett