Charles Sumner | |
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![]() Daguerreotype of Senator Sumner, 1855 | |
United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
In office April 24, 1851 – March 11, 1874 | |
Preceded by | Robert Rantoul, Jr. |
Succeeded by | William B. Washburn |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts | January 6, 1811
Died | March 11, 1874 Washington, D.C. | (aged 63)
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Political party | Republican (earlier Whig, Free Soil, Democrat) |
Spouse(s) |
Alice Hooper Sumner
(m. 1866–1871) |
Profession | Politician |
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Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician, and lawyer. He was senator from Massachusetts from April 24, 1851 until his death.