Edmund G. Ross

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Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."

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Generate an image of Edmund G. Ross (Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage.")

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
appointedBy Kansas state legislature ⓘ
linked to: Kansas Legislature

President Grover Cleveland ⓘ
linked to: Grover Cleveland
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1826-12-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1907-05-08 ⓘ
describedBySource John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage ⓘ
linked to: Profiles in Courage
describedIn Profiles in Courage ⓘ
endTime 1871 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ
1889 (governor of New Mexico Territory) ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Ross ⓘ
givenName Edmund ⓘ
hasHonor recognition in Profiles in Courage ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
laterHeldPosition Governor of New Mexico Territory ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Senate ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
notableFor decisive vote against the impeachment of Andrew Johnson ⓘ
notableWork vote to acquit Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial ⓘ
notedFor political courage in defying party during Johnson impeachment ⓘ
occupation journalist ⓘ
newspaper editor ⓘ
politician ⓘ
partOf Reconstruction era United States politics ⓘ
linked to: Reconstruction era
placeOfBirth Ashland, Ohio ⓘ
placeOfDeath Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of New Mexico Territory ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ
United States senator from Kansas ⓘ
reasonForNotability helped prevent removal of Andrew Johnson from office ⓘ
replaced James H. Lane ⓘ
represented Kansas ⓘ
residence Kansas ⓘ
New Mexico Territory ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1866 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ
1885 (governor of New Mexico Territory) ⓘ
stateOfUSSenateMembership Kansas ⓘ
vote not guilty in Andrew Johnson impeachment ⓘ
wasImpeachmentJurorFor Andrew Johnson ⓘ

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Profiles in Courage → describes → Edmund G. Ross ⓘ