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Stephen Augustus Hurlbut
November 29, 1815 – March 27, 1882 Stephen A. Hurlbut was a political general who had a checkered career serving in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Stephen Augustus Hurlbut was born in Charleston, South Carolina, November 29, 1815. He was the third of four children born to Martin Luther Hurlbut and Lydia…
Sterling Price
September 20, 1809 – September 29, 1867 Sterling Price was an antebellum governor of Missouri, United States Congressman, and prominent Confederate commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Sterling Price was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia on September 20, 1809. He was the third son and the fourth of five children…
Susan B. Anthony
February 15, 1820–March 13, 1906 Susan B. Anthony is frequently recognized as the most influential leader in the struggle for women's suffrage in America. Acclaimed suffragist Susan Brownell Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts. She was the second oldest of Daniel and Lucy Read Anthony's eight children. Anthony was raised in…
Tariff of 1828
May 19, 1828 Also known as the Tariff of Abominations, the Tariff of 1828, prompted United States Vice-President John C. Calhoun to anonymously pen his Exposition and Protest, which invoked the doctrine of nullification in challenging the constitutionality of the act. On May 19, 1828, United States President John Quincy Adams approved "An Act in…
Tariff of 1832
July 14, 1832 Enacted on July 14, 1832, the Tariff of 1832 was an attempt to address Southern grievances over the high protective duties imposed by the Tariff of 1828. Hostility toward the new tariff in South Carolina nearly led to civil war. On May 19, 1828, U.S. President John Quincy Adams approved "An Act…
Tariff of 1833
March 2, 1833 Approved by Congress on March 1, 1833 and signed by President Andrew Jackson the next day, the Tariff of 1833 was a compromise measure brokered by Senators Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as part of a successful effort to resolve the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833. On May 19, 1828, United States…
Thaddeus Stevens
April 4, 1792–August 11, 1868 One of the more powerful Congressional Representatives in U.S. history, Thaddeus Stevens was a dominant member of the Radical Republicans who crafted Congressional Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War. Thaddeus Stevens was born in Danville, Vermont, on April 4, 1792. He was the second of four sons of Joshua…
Thomas Corwin
July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865 Long-time Ohio politician Thomas Corwin sponsored the Corwin Amendment in the U.S, House of Representatives in 1861 as an eleventh-hour attempt to avert the American Civil War. Thomas Corwin was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky on July 29, 1794. He was one of six children of Matthias and…
Thomas Ewing Jr.
August 7, 1829 – January 21, 1896 Thomas Ewing, Jr., was a prominent Ohio lawyer and politician who served as a Union general in the West during the American Civil War. He was a United States Congressman after the war. Thomas Ewing, Jr. was born in Lancaster, Ohio on August 7, 1829. He was the…
Thomas Ewing Sr.
December 28, 1789 – October 26, 1871 Thomas Ewing Sr. was an influential Ohio lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, as United States Secretary of the Treasury, and as United States Secretary of the Interior. Thomas Ewing Sr. was born in West Liberty, Virginia (now West Virginia). The date of his…