David Rice Atchison

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David Rice Atchison was a 19th-century American politician from Missouri who served as a U.S. senator and influential pro-slavery leader during the period leading up to the Civil War.

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instanceOf American politician
Democratic Party politician
United States senator
human
lawyer
slave owner
birthDate 1807-08-11
birthPlace Fayette County, Kentucky
United States
burialPlace Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, Missouri
chairpersonOf Senate Committee on Territories
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1886-01-26
deathPlace Clinton County, Missouri NERFINISHED
United States
educatedAt Transylvania University
endTime 1855
familyName Atchison
givenName David
hasPart myth of being President of the United States for one day
ideology pro-slavery
states' rights
knownFor leadership in the pro-slavery movement in Missouri and Kansas
support for the Kansas–Nebraska Act
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
mentorOf Alexander William Doniphan
militaryBranch Missouri State Militia
militaryRank major general
name David Rice Atchison
notableEvent alleged one-day presidency on March 4, 1849
notableWork advocacy for the extension of slavery into Kansas Territory
occupation lawyer
politician
participatedIn Bleeding Kansas conflict
positionHeld President pro tempore of the United States Senate
United States senator from Missouri
member of the Missouri State Legislature
practicedLawIn Liberty, Missouri
precededBy Lewis F. Linn NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
represented Missouri
residence Liberty, Missouri
Platte County, Missouri NERFINISHED
servedAlongside Thomas Hart Benton
signature signature of David Rice Atchison
startTime 1843
succeededBy James S. Green
supported expansion of slavery into western territories

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Atchison, Kansas, United States namedAfter David Rice Atchison
Kansas Territory associatedWith David Rice Atchison
Sacking of Lawrence commander David Rice Atchison
Atchison County, Kansas namedAfter David Rice Atchison
Atchison County, Missouri namedAfter David Rice Atchison
Mormon–Missouri conflict keyFigure David Rice Atchison
David Rice Atchison name David Rice Atchison