june july 23rd governor massachusetts serving know elected governor sweeping victory know candidates massachusetts elections born dry goods merchant boston active local early 1850s sudden secretive rise previously held positions joined movement winning landslide victory terms office know enacted legislation wide ranging reform agenda significant changes state constitution including important electoral reforms replacement majority voting voting know movement began long victory dividing slavery won reelection republican support given exchange know support republican presidential candidate republican easily defeated know movement effectively dissolved left politics returned business interests died relative obscurity early life born community separate boston june grandfather named respected harvard graduate politically active american revolution served state treasurer younger henry educated private schools boston area attended graduated attended embarked career dry goods merchant boston business remained married portland maine seven children entry politics politically whig elected serving moderately conservative involved state party organization serving central organizing committee broke support pro slavery kansas nebraska act involved know movement shift position fairly radical viewed contemporaries recent historians politically prior joining know displayed sentiments supported irish american bid justice peace switched moderate position slavery abolitionist stance supported positions prohibition alcohol previously opposed whig statesman described man character know convention october chose gubernatorial candidate stand slavery radical republican candidate seeking know support wilson eventually deal know withdrawing race moment exchange know support united_states senate bid campaign relatively democrats organize large scale events larger parties concerned rallies poorly attended know aristocratic fielded incumbent governor stand reelection particularly dismissive know commentator described know ticket ministers lying priests led optimistic warning journalist win large majority election landslide won vote state legislature congressional delegation entirely populated governor massachusetts legislature elected know sweep unlike preceded members new elected office session productive state history bills resolutions passed inaugural address set hoped tone position party leader speech focused exclusion issues included claims level immigration reaching crisis proportions notably omitted popular substantive reform issues hour avoided contentious subject slavery reforms legislature passed wide variety reform legislation signed board insurance broad powers inspection created bankruptcy laws changed benefit lower class individuals imprisonment debt abolished mandated school children women given right property responsibility husbands debts restrictions placed child labor schools reform school girls established state funding withdrawn schools cities towns authorized engage wide variety civic improvements including building highways gas water sewer lines public transport facilities docks major reforms enacted despite vigorous debate legislation calling hour amendments state constitution enacted term originated constitutional convention proposals popular poorly organized defeated popular referendum voting previously enacted apply federal elections extended state elections state executive offices including attorney general secretary state treasurer state rules reformed based districts drawn population instead towns reform immediately subject controversy harsh prohibition law service glass month jail sentence bill signed law immediately protested legislators passed later criticized charging bar state traveled issues legislation executive action aimed addressing concerns called foreign militia composed irish immigrants disbanded foreigners allowed police forces state government jobs state deported allegedly aliens protest abuses notable case involved liverpool woman american born infant means support reported state saved process aspect agenda legislature investigation alleged abuses roman catholic boarding houses principal investigators reported remarks establishments later found engage drinking hiring prostitutes scandal received great deal press badly know slavery election arrested boston fugitive fugitive slave law judge served commissioner massachusetts ordered burns forced slavery virginia increasingly public massachusetts pressure public petition campaign spearheaded legislature passed bills address calling judge removed state office cases declined remove bill address remove office later approved republican successor know legislature passed veto stringent personal liberty laws designed enforcement fugitive slave act difficult slave possible said law relations called repeal minority parties legislature sought weaken bill major provisions including rights corpus jury trial state funded defense survived later elections national know convention split subject slavery prominent know supporters massachusetts including began attempt having failed form party abolition major focus effort resulted formation republican_party sought negotiate know fusion parties massachusetts know leadership refused fusion republican leadership refused coalition republicans skeptical fidelity cause despite support fusion parties ended fielding separate candidates know politicians supporters switched allegiance fall election running strictly platform garnered vote republican new voting rule effect won election split circles know agenda cost support free democrats election benefited deal republicans refused run candidate governor exchange know support presidential candidate easily won reelection republicans voted protest candidate instead supporting attempted republican support election united_states senate matter decided state senate early session replacing republican senate voting speech opening session easily reelected nation election massachusetts year factors opposed republican know democrat accused having little tool whig industrial interests banks adept bringing camp importantly attested banks strong credentials sought focus contests local issues slavery issue banks won comfortable victory sought bring remained know coalition democrats attempts find suitable candidate unsuccessful year know candidate trailed banks later life continued dry goods business agent died massachusetts july 1850s recognized harvard_university honorary degrees member
Henry Gardner