Clement Vallandigham

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Clement Vallandigham was a prominent 19th-century American politician and lawyer known for his outspoken opposition to the Civil War and the Lincoln administration as a leading Copperhead Democrat.

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instanceOf Copperhead Democrat
human
politician
buriedAt Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound
charge expressing sympathy for the enemy during wartime
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1820-07-29
dateOfDeath 1871-06-17
educatedAt Jefferson College NERFINISHED
Jefferson College (now Washington & Jefferson College) NERFINISHED
electionOutcome defeated in 1863 Ohio gubernatorial election
endTime 1863
ethnicGroup American
familyName Vallandigham NERFINISHED
givenName Clement NERFINISHED
ideology Peace Democrat NERFINISHED
states' rights
knownFor defiance of the Lincoln administration
leading Copperhead Democrat in the Midwest
laterLivedIn Canada NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath accident
memberOf United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
movement Copperhead movement NERFINISHED
notableFor opposition to Abraham Lincoln's wartime policies
opposition to the American Civil War
notableWork pamphlet "The Great American Revolution" NERFINISHED
speeches criticizing the Lincoln administration
speeches opposing the American Civil War
occupation journalist
lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth New Lisbon, Ohio NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lebanon, Ohio NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Representative from Ohio's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED
practicedLawIn Ohio NERFINISHED
ranFor Governor of Ohio
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
representativeFor Ohio NERFINISHED
returnedTo Ohio NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
startTime 1858
wasArrestedBy Union military authorities
wasExiledTo Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
wasTriedBy military commission

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Northern Democratic Party notableMember Clement Vallandigham
American Civil War–era congressional debates notableParticipant Clement Vallandigham
this entity surface form: Clement L. Vallandigham