The Natick Cobbler

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The Natick Cobbler was the nickname of Henry Wilson, a 19th-century American politician who served as vice president under Ulysses S. Grant and was known for his humble origins as a shoemaker from Natick, Massachusetts.

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instanceOf nickname ⓘ
advocatedFor labor rights ⓘ
public education ⓘ
associatedWith Radical Republicans ⓘ
authored History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America ⓘ
burialPlace Old Dell Park Cemetery, Natick, Massachusetts ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
conflictContext American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1812-02-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1875-11-22 ⓘ
era 19th-century American politics ⓘ
hasFamilyName Wilson ⓘ
hasGivenName Henry ⓘ
knownFor humble origins as a shoemaker ⓘ
strong anti-slavery stance ⓘ
laterSpouse Mary A. Fox ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
militaryRole chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Military Affairs ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
shoemaker ⓘ
placeOfBirth Farmington, New Hampshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Natick, Massachusetts ⓘ
positionHeld United States Senator ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ
precededAsVicePresidentBy Schuyler Colfax ⓘ
previouslyMemberOf Free Soil Party ⓘ
Whig Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Whig Party
refersTo Henry Wilson ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ
represented Massachusetts ⓘ
representedIn United States Senate ⓘ
servedAsVicePresidentUnder Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
servedInSenateForState Massachusetts ⓘ
socialBackground working-class origins ⓘ
spouse Harriet Malvina Howe ⓘ
stateLevelOfficeHeld member of the Massachusetts legislature ⓘ
succeededAsVicePresidentBy William A. Wheeler ⓘ
supportedCause abolitionism ⓘ
termEndAsSenator 1873-03-03 ⓘ
termEndAsVicePresident 1875-11-22 ⓘ
termStartAsSenator 1855-01-31 ⓘ
termStartAsVicePresident 1873-03-04 ⓘ
vicePresidentialOrderInOffice 18 ⓘ

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Henry Wilson → nickname → The Natick Cobbler ⓘ