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Spouse

Sumner, Alice M () | Marriage Date: 10-1866

Parents

Sumner, Relief ()

Biography

from findagrave.com: Civil War US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Massachusetts, serving from 1851 until his death in office in 1874. A staunch and vocal proponent of the Abolitionist movement, he gave a speech dubbed the "Crime Against Kansas" condeming slavery on May 22, 1856, which prompted South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks to assault and severely injure him. He was absent from the Senate on account of the injuries caused by Brooks from 1856 to December 1859. (bio by: Russ Dodge)

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1862

Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, May 23, 1864

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 14, 1863

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January, 1859

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 6, 1861

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 24, 1861

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from findagrave.com: Civil War US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Massachusetts, serving from 1851 until his death in office in 1874. A staunch and vocal proponent of the Abolitionist movement, he gave a speech dubbed the "Crime Against Kansas" condeming slavery on May 22, 1856, which prompted South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks to assault and severely injure him. He was absent from the Senate on account of the injuries caused by Brooks from 1856 to December 1859. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
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