april january american politician pastor educator diplomat massachusetts whig served senator 15th governor massachusetts minister great_britain united_states secretary state taught harvard_university served president great american civil war eras remembered today featured dedication ceremony national cemetery spoke hours immediately president abraham_lincoln delivered famous minute address son pastor educated harvard briefly boston taking teaching job harvard position included preparatory studies europe spent years studies years traveling europe harvard taught ancient greek literature years involved politics began extensive popular speaking career served years united_states congress winning election governor massachusetts governor introduced state type nation defeated election vote appointed minister great_britain serving president harvard job quickly came dislike assistant longtime friend colleague appointed secretary state death served acting secretary months later years life traveled giving speeches country supported efforts maintain union civil war running vice president ticket active supporting union effort war supported lincoln election early life education born april independent boston fourth children daughter father direct descendant early mother family deep colonial roots father served pastor retiring poor health years born died edward mother moved family boston attended local schools private school time brother daniel taught classes later form close friendship attended briefly older brother teaching age admitted age graduated class unlike students time earnest student absorbed taught student member pastor student uncertain encouraged pastor study ministry harvard president earning time particular developed facility working written spoken word reverend died immediately offered post basis graduation permanent november dedicated work highly popular preacher listeners wrote affluent fancy daring imagery critic wrote common criticism speaking style spoke like superior intelligence ought feel know far require feelings knowledge year served pulpit came somewhat formulaic demands required constraints congregation placed workload took toll young time acquired nickname life change pace traveled washington visited massachusetts late offered newly endowed position professor greek literature harvard position came authorization travel years europe readily accepted formally invested professor april elected member way western europe visiting london major dutch cities route german city entered university studied french german italian roman law greek art disciplined student traveled noted viewed university focus attention granted september believed degree awarded american traveled german cities including berlin received permission harvard extend time europe spent years traveling continent constantinople black_sea paris visiting major cities continent returning united_states met england prussian diplomat influential architect prussian education system leading english abolitionist constantinople acquired number ancient greek texts harvard archives teacher writer speaker took teaching duties later hoping scholarly methods germany harvard bring generally wider appreciation german literature culture united_states greek class translated greek students future speaker presidential son future representative future philosopher heard speak wrote voice rich tones precise perfect slightly nasal mellow beautiful correct instruments time editor literary magazine contributed articles studying europe addition editing numerous contributions magazine flourished tenure reached nationwide audience instrumental expanding harvard collections german language works including volume edition collected works visited works championed pages review began public speaking career taught harvard combined review bring national prominence preached service held united_states capitol brought wide notice acclaim political circles delivered series lectures boston art series attended repeated subsequent years major speech december advocating american support greeks struggle independence ottoman_empire subject adopted subject speech congress support greek independence hero greece portrait hangs athens collaboration start lifelong political association men marriage children married november july daughter like old new_england lineage brooks fortune variety business endeavors including marine insurance financially support embarked career politics associated brooks family son married charlotte sisters happy marriage producing children survived infancy march street boston massachusetts usa october place london england august december married captain wise grace december january november married december october married october february representative massachusetts early political career decided early particularly like teaching july gave unexpectedly significant speech harvard beta society alter career trajectory publicity event dominated news french hero american revolution attendance hall packed subject speech circumstances favorable progress literature america pointed america situation expanding nation common language democratic foundation gave people unique distinctive opportunity creating truly american literature europe traditions bureaucracy americans use experiences settling west develop new style intellectual thought crowd reacted lengthy applause long afterward informal non partisan caucus nominated candidate united_states house_of_representatives political factions endorsed candidacy easily elected november election expected continue teaching harvard serving informed dismissed election victory took news agreeing college costs european travels continued remain associated harvard joining serving years political situation country fluid late 1820s collapsed victorious democratic resulting political place party affiliation associated national republican faction supported clay national system called protective internal improvements national bank interests massachusetts class elected additional terms national republican serving national republicans formally sat chaired term known president adams frequent guest white house came champion president agenda house supported legislation protected massachusetts growing industrial interests favored renewal charter opposed indian removal act controversial action congress took place relatively early tenure congress debated constitutional amendment alter way president elected congress required decide election rising opposition amendment march delivered hour speech generally opposed need amend constitution issue slavery noting says slaves obey masters accepting document contained compromise reaction speech highly critical attacked political friends foes apparent endorsement slavery attempted justify statements pointing rejected slave trade act kidnapping slavery damage heavily criticized massachusetts press speech rest political career governor massachusetts retired congress deciding like rough nature proceedings house offered nomination governor massachusetts anti party known secret societies like refused supported governor year davis won election held november february state legislature elected davis united_states senate arrangement promised whig nomination governor upset lieutenant governor armstrong sought nomination easily defeated perennial democratic_party candidate november elected comfortable margins following years facing elected member notable achievements tenure introduction state board education improve school quality establishment normal schools training teachers based details prussian education system learned groundbreaking accomplishment emulated states state established reformer secretary state normal school opened lexington year afterward moved known accomplishments tenure include authorization extension railroad system worcester new_york state line assistance border tensions maine neighboring british canadian province new_brunswick massachusetts involved dispute maine separation state retained ownership public lands disputed area border issue years tensions rose substantially late 1830s sides pushed development activity disputed area united_states refused accept proposal dutch king proposed president special commission established address issue issues politically prominent tenure matters whig indifference play role defeat election abolitionist began shape ill timed passage law banning sale gallons alcohol drive popular support away election held november close results whig dominated legislature met january joint legislative committee reported received exactly half votes cast sufficient secure victory vote resulted whig legislature deciding election refused contest results despite calls party wrote willing let election diplomatic service leaving office traveled europe family months led won presidential election appointed ambassador great_britain recommendation friend appointed secretary state charged handling northeast border issues encountered governor new british administration united_states previous sent lord washington negotiate directly role reduced acquiring documents british records pressing american case role instrumental acquiring distributing map united_states accusations cheated britain land treaty major issue countries seizure american ships british naval forces slave trade coast africa owners ships accused acquitted trade filed claims recover losses british government ambassador advanced cases generally successful given friendly british stance aspect slave trade proposed found way treaty negotiated american squadron coast africa cooperate british effort issue related caused friction home especially replaced secretary state succession southern politicians particular school diplomatic pursuing claims slaves aboard ship american coast sailed bahamas rebuffed offers diplomatic posts unhappy serving tyler apparently sought way distance unpopular president eventually resigned remained post accession presidency replaced democrat months post occupied oregon boundary dispute eventually resolved lines negotiated harvard presidency departure london considered possible successor president harvard returned boston september learn offered post principally tedious aspects job difficult matter maintaining student discipline accepted offer entered duties february years spent extremely unhappy found harvard short resources popular students notable achievements expansion harvard academic programs include school theoretical practical science known post apparent early april negotiating harvard conditions job talks ultimately advice doctor resigned post december suffering number related following years health increasingly fragile somewhat visit springs new_york secretary state senator won national election returned power returned politics served aide president appointed secretary state died october appointed apparently request serve secretary state remaining lame duck months administration post drafted official letter accompanied perry expedition japan reversed claim denying sovereignty rich refused engage united_states agreement united_kingdom france guarantee spanish control cuba stated administration interest cuba clear want option engaging essentially political alliance reinforced notion saw cuba concern matter outside interference serving secretary state approached massachusetts whig leaders running united states senate elected state legislature took office march senate sat opposed extension slavery western territories concerned radical free soil party stance result opposed kansas nebraska act allowed territories choose allow slavery popular vote calling horrible bill health missed critical vote bill departing chamber debate ended lasting night angered massachusetts anti slavery interests sent strongly petition submit senate extreme elements abolition debate speech support petition weak criticized situation greatly upset submitted resignation letter little year year term citing poor health years free political obligations traveled country family giving public speeches cause took preservation george_washington home years toured speaking washington compared favorably duke donate proceeds touring refused travel expenses agreed write weekly column exchange gift mount ladies association columns eventually bound sold mount papers divisions northern southern states late 1850s election threatened produce national crisis pro slavery splitting democratic_party threatening republican elected president group conservative organized claimed sole principle preservation union supporters forward candidate president party ended vice president reluctantly accepted post campaign ticket received electoral votes southern states wake election abraham_lincoln seven southern states began seriously debating active participant advancing unsuccessful compromise ditch attempt avoid war early months american_civil_war broke april active supporter union cause think highly lincoln came support war progressed toured northern states causes war wrote behalf union cause proposals forward serve ambassador europe counter confederate diplomatic initiatives brought fruition november military cemetery pennsylvania dedicated widely renowned finest country invited featured speaker hour formal compared battle battles antiquity marathon spoke opposing sides previous civil wars war roses thirty years war able reconcile differences afterward followed far famous address president lincoln deeply impressed speech wrote lincoln noting glad came near central idea occasion hours minutes election supported lincoln serving presidential massachusetts republicans death january spoke public meeting boston raise funds southern poor savannah meeting caught cold exacerbated days later hours civil dispute concerning property owned winchester massachusetts died boston january interred mount auburn cemetery cambridge legacy near birthplace named intersection columbia road massachusetts avenue boston street marker placed near birthplace stood statue stands near square appears facade helped found serving years president board given nephew grandson actor massachusetts separated named honor borough pennsylvania western massachusetts elementary schools lincoln nebraska named school minnesota torn donated books beginning community library film documentary film address portrayed actor publications edward defence christianity works george english boston edward account constantinople belonging library university cambridge memoirs edward speeches occasions volume boston edward speeches occasions volume boston edward speeches occasions volume boston edward speeches occasions volume boston edward life george washington new_york
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