Elbridge G. Spaulding

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Elbridge G. Spaulding was a 19th-century American politician and banker from New York, best known for helping to create the U.S. "greenback" currency during the Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
banker
human
mayor
member of the United States House of Representatives
burialPlace Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
dateOfBirth 1809-02-24
dateOfDeath 1897-05-05
educatedAt Lima Seminary, New York NERFINISHED
common schools of New York
studied law in Batavia, New York
familyName Spaulding NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork banking
finance
law
public finance
givenName Elbridge NERFINISHED
knownFor drafting early versions of the Legal Tender Act
helping to create the U.S. greenback currency during the American Civil War
legislativeBody New York State Assembly NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)

Whig Party NERFINISHED
name Elbridge G. Spaulding NERFINISHED
notableIdea creation of United States greenback currency
use of legal-tender paper money to finance the Civil War
notableWork A Resource of War – The Credit of the Government Made Immediately Available NERFINISHED
History of the Legal Tender Paper Money Issued During the Great Rebellion NERFINISHED
advocacy for the Legal Tender Act of 1862
occupation author
banker
lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Cayuga County, New York NERFINISHED
Summer Hill, New York NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED
Erie County, New York NERFINISHED
positionHeld Mayor of Buffalo, New York
New York State Assembly member
New York State Treasurer NERFINISHED
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
stateOfOrigin New York NERFINISHED
workLocation Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED

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