William Lowndes Yancey
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 161 years ago |
Date of birth | August 10,1814 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Warren County |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 27,1863 |
Died | Montgomery |
Alabama | |
United States | |
Spouse | Caroline Earl |
Party | Democratic Party |
Job | Lawyer |
Journalist | |
Politician | |
Diplomat | |
Education | Williams College |
Books | Speech of the Hon. William L. Yancey, of Alabama: Delivered in the National Democratic Convention, Charleston, April 28th, 1860. With the Protest of the Alabama Delegation |
The Issues Involved in the Presidential Contest | |
An Address on the Life and Character of John Caldwell Calhoun: Delivered Before the Citizens of Montgomery, Alabama, on the Fourth July, 1850 | |
An Oration on the Life and Character of Andrew Jackson | |
Speeches of Willam L. Yancey, Senator from the State of Alabama | |
Previous position | Confederate States Senator (1862–1863), Representative (1844–1846) |
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ID | 1087109 |
William Lowndes Yancey Life story
William Lowndes Yancey was a political leader in the Antebellum South. As an influential "Fire-Eater", he defended slavery and urged southerners to secede from the Union in response to Northern antislavery agitation.