Thomas Corwin

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Thomas Corwin was a prominent 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Ohio, U.S. senator, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, noted for his eloquence and opposition to the Mexican–American War.

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Thomas Corwin canonical 1
Thomas Corwin (as Governor of Ohio) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
appointedBy Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
Millard Fillmore ⓘ
burialPlace Lebanon Cemetery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1794-07-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1865-12-18 ⓘ
describedBySource 19th-century American congressional records ⓘ
educatedAt self-taught in law ⓘ
endTime service as U.S. Minister to Mexico ended in 1864 ⓘ
term as Governor of Ohio ended in 1842 ⓘ
term as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury ended in 1853 ⓘ
term as U.S. Senator from Ohio ended in 1850 ⓘ
ethnicGroup American of English descent ⓘ
familyName Corwin ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
knownFor eloquence in public speaking ⓘ
opposition to the Mexican–American War ⓘ
legislativeBody Ohio House of Representatives ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableWork Speech opposing the Mexican–American War ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeContested President of the United States ⓘ
partOf United States Congress in the antebellum era ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bourbon County, Kentucky ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Ohio ⓘ
United States Minister to Mexico ⓘ
United States Representative ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Representative

United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
United States Senator ⓘ
practiceOfLaw admitted to the bar in Ohio ⓘ
religion Presbyterian ⓘ
residence Lebanon, Ohio ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime service as U.S. Minister to Mexico began in 1861 ⓘ
term as Governor of Ohio began in 1840 ⓘ
term as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury began in 1850 ⓘ
term as U.S. Senator from Ohio began in 1845 ⓘ
stateRepresented Ohio ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corwin → hasNotableBearer → Thomas Corwin ⓘ
Wilson Shannon → precededBy → Thomas Corwin (as Governor of Ohio) ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Corwin