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Smith, Gerrit
Born: 1797 AD
Died: 1874 AD, at 77 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Abolitionist, Philanthropist, Political Leader, Politician
Died: 1874 AD, at 77 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Abolitionist, Philanthropist, Political Leader, Politician
1797 - Gerrit Smith, born on the 6th of March in Utica, Oneida County, New York. He was a leading United States social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist.
1818 - After graduating at Hamilton College, he assumed the management of the vast estate of his father, Peter Smith, long a partner of John Jacob Astor, and greatly increased the family fortune.
1828 - He became an active worker in the cause of temperance, and in his home village, Peterboro, he built one of the first temperance hotels in the country.
1835 - He became an abolitionist, after seeing an anti-slavery meeting at Utica broken up by a mob.
1840 - He took a leading part in the organization of the Liberty party.
1840 - 1858 - He was a candidate for the governorship of New York on an anti-slavery platform.
1848 - 1852 - He was nominated for the Presidency by the remnant of this organization that had not been absorbed by the Free Soil party.
1848 - An "Industrial Congress" at Philadelphia also nominated him for the Presidency.
1853 - He was elected to the National House of Representatives as an independent, and issued an address declaring that all men have an equal right to the soil; that wars are brutal and unnecessary; that slavery could be sanctioned by no constitution, state or federal; that free trade is essential to human brotherhood; that women should have full political rights; that the Federal government and the states should prohibit the liquor traffic within their respective jurisdictions; and that government officers, so far as practicable, should be elected by direct vote of the people.
1874 - He died on the 28th of December, while on a visit to relatives in New York City.
1818 - After graduating at Hamilton College, he assumed the management of the vast estate of his father, Peter Smith, long a partner of John Jacob Astor, and greatly increased the family fortune.
1828 - He became an active worker in the cause of temperance, and in his home village, Peterboro, he built one of the first temperance hotels in the country.
1835 - He became an abolitionist, after seeing an anti-slavery meeting at Utica broken up by a mob.
1840 - He took a leading part in the organization of the Liberty party.
1840 - 1858 - He was a candidate for the governorship of New York on an anti-slavery platform.
1848 - 1852 - He was nominated for the Presidency by the remnant of this organization that had not been absorbed by the Free Soil party.
1848 - An "Industrial Congress" at Philadelphia also nominated him for the Presidency.
1853 - He was elected to the National House of Representatives as an independent, and issued an address declaring that all men have an equal right to the soil; that wars are brutal and unnecessary; that slavery could be sanctioned by no constitution, state or federal; that free trade is essential to human brotherhood; that women should have full political rights; that the Federal government and the states should prohibit the liquor traffic within their respective jurisdictions; and that government officers, so far as practicable, should be elected by direct vote of the people.
1874 - He died on the 28th of December, while on a visit to relatives in New York City.
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Speech of Gerrit Smith, on war, in Congress, January 18, 1854. by Gerrit Smith (Paperback - Jan 1, 1970) Originally published in 1854. 16 pages. This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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History of the slave trade. by Gerrit Smith (Paperback - Jan 1, 1970) This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race by John Stauffer (Hardcover - Feb 28, 2002) At a time when slavery was spreading and the country was steeped in racism, two white men and two black men overcame social barriers and mistrust to form a unique alliance that sought nothing less...  |
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A review of Hon. Gerrit Smith's discourse setting forth the claims of a new religion by Francis Hawley (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008) |
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Letter from Gerrit Smith to Rev. Dr. John Marsh ;: Letter from Gerrit Smith to Joshua R. Giddings by Gerrit Smith (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008) |
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[To] William Goodell by Gerrit Smith (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008) |
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