Henry Wilson

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Henry Wilson was an American politician and abolitionist who served as the 18th vice president of the United States under President Ulysses S. Grant.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vice President of the United States
abolitionist
human
politician
birthName Jeremiah Jones Colbath
burialPlace Old Dell Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1812-02-16
dateOfDeath 1875-11-22
employer Executive Office of the President of the United States
United States Senate
familyName Wilson
givenName Henry
ideology abolitionism
legislativeBody United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Free Soil Party
Republican Party
Whig Party
militaryConflict American Civil War
movement anti-slavery movement
nickname The Natick Cobbler
notableWork History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America
occupation author
politician
shoemaker
officeContested President of the United States
opposed slavery in the United States
ordinalNumber 18th Vice President of the United States
placeOfBirth Farmington, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Chair of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs
Senator from Massachusetts
United States Senator
Vice President of the United States
religion Baptist
represented Massachusetts
residence Natick, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
senateTermEnd 1873-03-03
senateTermStart 1855-01-31
servesUnder Ulysses S. Grant
spouse Harriet Malvina Howe
supported Reconstruction policies
termEnd as Vice President: 1875-11-22
termStart as Vice President: 1873-03-04
vicePresidentOf United States of America
workLocation Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sam Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
vicePresident
Free Soil Party
notableMember
Schuyler Colfax ("Henry Wilson as Vice President of the United States")
succeededBy

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