Henry M. Teller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry M. Teller

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-May-1830

Place of Birth: Allegany County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1914

Profession: lawyer, politician, business executive

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830 – February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a US senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885.
He strongly opposed the Dawes Act, intended to break up communal Native American lands and force assimilation of the people, accurately stating that it was directed at forcing the Indians to give up their land so that it could be sold to white settlers.
Among his most prominent achievements was authoring the Teller Amendment which definitively stated that, following the Spanish–American War, the U.S.
would not annex Cuba rather that the purpose of their involvement would be to help it gain independence from Spain.