United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.

James R. Doolittle

Quill platform ID: p4402.

(3 January, 1815 -- 23 July, 1897) Doolittle was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Hampton, N.Y., Doolittle studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837. Doolittle moved to Wisconsin in 1851 and afterwards was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in January 1857 and reelected in 1863. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

Member of Wisconsin Delegation—United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65, Wisconsin Delegation—United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Wisconsin Delegation—United States Fifteenth Amendment, Wisconsin Delegation—The Road to Civil War.

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