biography
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| lived:
| (1818–94)
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| biography:
| US governor, born in Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA. An agent of the New England Emigrant Aid Company, he unified the anti-slavery movement in Kansas Territory's Free-State Party (1855–9). Briefly territorial governor, he served as the new state of Kansas's first governor (Republican, 1861–3). Accused of tampering with state bond sales, he fought off impeachment and later ran unsuccessfully for representative and governor. |
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