biography
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| (1801–72)
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| biography:
| US representative and senator, born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, USA. He served Kentucky in its legislature and at its constitutional convention, and was elected to the US House of Representatives by a Whig majority (1839–47). A renowned orator, he was sent to the US Senate in 1861, where he served until his death. Although a supporter of the Union, he grew critical of Lincoln's policies and was elected to his second term as a Democrat. |
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