Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner
Daguerreotype of Senator Sumner, 1855
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
April 24, 1851 – March 11, 1874
Preceded byRobert Rantoul, Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam B. Washburn
Personal details
Born(1811-01-06)January 6, 1811
Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 11, 1874(1874-03-11) (aged 63)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican (earlier Whig, Free Soil, Democrat)
Spouse(s)
Alice Hooper Sumner
(m. 1866⁠–⁠1871)
(divorced)
ProfessionPolitician
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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.


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