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Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War , he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery .
Charles Sumner Tainter (April 25, 1854 – April 20, 1940) was an American scientific instrument maker, engineer and inventor, best known for his collaborations with Alexander Graham Bell, Chichester Bell, Alexander's father-in-law Gardiner Hubbard, and for his significant improvements to Thomas Edison's phonograph, resulting in the Graphophone, one version of which was the first Dictaphone.
The caning of Charles Sumner, or the Brooks–Sumner Affair, occurred on May 22, 1856, in the United States Senate chamber, when Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican from Massachusetts.
Bishop Charles Sumner consecrated the church on 8 November 1844. [3] He was Bishop of Winchester from 1827 to 1869 and lived at his official residence, Farnham Castle. [4] Also in attendance was his son, George Sumner, and archdeacon Samuel Wilberforce. [5] Charles Sumner and his wife, Jennie, are buried in the churchyard.
Benjamin Sumner Welles was born in New York City, the son of Benjamin Sumner Welles Jr. (1857–1935) and Frances Wyeth Swan (1863–1911). [6] He preferred to be called Sumner after his famous relative Charles Sumner, a leading Senator from Massachusetts during the Civil War and Reconstruction. His family was wealthy and was connected to the ...
Sumner Redstone Value of estate: $7.7 billion ... Brown's wife and children challenged the will in 2009 and were subsequently awarded half of his fortune by the court. ... Charles and David ...
Charles Esten. Jason Kempin/Getty Images Charles Esten reminisced about how he won money and prizes on a game show over 30 years ago including his wife’s engagement ring. The Outer Banks star ...
After arriving in Boston at the age of seven, Williams's photograph became widely distributed, as her appearance was startling for white people who were not used to resembling slaves. She toured with abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner. He used her as an example to confront Northerners with the injustice of slavery, and to raise awareness and ...