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Lyman Trumbull. Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who represented the state of Illinois in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1873. Trumbull was a leading abolitionist attorney and key political ally to Abraham Lincoln and authored several landmark pieces of reform as chair of ...
Jun 22, 2024 · Lyman Trumbull (born Oct. 12, 1813, Colchester, Conn., U.S.—died June 25, 1896, Chicago, Ill.) was a U.S. senator from Illinois whose independent views during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras caused him to switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican to the Liberal Republican and back to the Democratic Party in his long political ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 12, 2024 · Lyman Trumbull was a U.S. Senator from Illinois who supported Lincoln and championed the abolition of slavery. He sponsored the Confiscation Acts and the Thirteenth Amendment, and served on the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.
- Harry Searles
Apr 6, 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Lyman Trumbull, one of the most influential lawyers and politicians of the nineteenth century. He wrote the Thirteenth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act, and the Freedmen's Bureau Act, all of which protected the right to arms of former slaves.
- David B Kopel
- 2016
Feb 6, 2024 · A book review of Paul Rego's work on Lyman Trumbull, a Republican senator who advocated for anti-slavery legislation during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The review highlights Trumbull's constitutional thinking, his role in the 13th Amendment, and his conflicts with Lincoln.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Lyman Trumbull was a U.S. senator from Illinois who supported the Civil War and the 13th Amendment, but opposed Radical Reconstruction and impeachment. He was a lawyer, judge, and politician who changed parties several times and ran for president.
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Jan 12, 2024 · Learn about Lyman Trumbull, a U.S. Senator from Illinois who sponsored the Thirteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Find out his career, family, and political affiliations from 1813 to 1896.
