Elihu B. Washburne
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Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| appointedAs | United States Minister to France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Elihu Benjamin Washburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1816-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1887-10-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
ⓘ
Kents Hill School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| familyName | Washburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Elihu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
protecting foreign nationals and civilians in Paris during the Siege of Paris
ⓘ
strong support of Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
Whig Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief tenure as United States Secretary of State in 1869
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service as United States Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1869 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1853 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Livermore, Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
U.S. Representative from Illinois ⓘ United States Minister to France NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Galena, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | William H. Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| servedIn | Franco-Prussian War (as diplomat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | President Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cadwallader C. Washburn
NERFINISHED
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Israel Washburn Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ William D. Washburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Adele Gratiot Washburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1869-03-23 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hamilton Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsSecretaryOfState | 1869-03-16 ⓘ |
| termStartAsSecretaryOfState | 1869-03-05 ⓘ |
| wrote | Recollections of a Minister to France, 1869–1877 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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