1853 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Community_Center
slavery
gptkbp:championship majority required
gptkbp:context post-Civil War politics
gptkbp:date January 1853
gptkbp:demographics white male property owners
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:election
gptkb:1854_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
gptkb:1851_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
every two years
Everett won by majority
gptkbp:historical_context pre-Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:George_S._Boutwell
gptkb:John_A._Andrew
gptkb:Edward_Everett
gptkb:William_Whiting
gptkb:Henry_Wilson
gptkbp:historical_significance first election after Webster's death
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1853 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
gptkbp:key_event party realignment
formation of new parties
debates on slavery
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:Edward_Everett
gptkb:Henry_Wilson
gptkbp:outcome rise of Republican Party
Whig Party decline
gptkbp:political_position divided electorate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkbp:result Edward Everett elected
gptkbp:significance shift in political power
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_Everett
gptkbp:voter_turnout high
gptkbp:voting_method indirect election
legislative vote
gptkbp:year 1853
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1854_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
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