Thaddeus Stevens - Lancaster, PA
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Thaddeus Stevens, US Congressman representing the state of Pennsylvania, is buried in Shreiner - Concord Cemetery in the city of Lancaster, PA.
Waymark Code: WMZ9WT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2018
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"Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against African-Americans, Stevens sought to secure their rights during Reconstruction, in opposition to President Andrew Johnson. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the American Civil War, he played a leading role, focusing his attention on defeating the Confederacy, financing the war with new taxes and borrowing, crushing the power of slave owners, ending slavery, and securing equal rights for the Freedmen."
Description:
Stevens served as Pennsylvania's 9th district Congressman from 1859 thru 1868. During his time in office, he was chairman of the US House Ways and Means Committee and worked with President Abraham Lincoln in passing the 13th amendment which abolished slavery and then the 14th amendment which freed slaves.
Date of birth: 04/04/1792
Date of death: 08/11/1868
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: sunrise to sunset
Fee required?: No
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