William D. Kelley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William D. Kelley

American politician

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1814

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1890

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About William D. Kelley

  • William Darrah Kelley (April 12, 1814 – January 9, 1890) was a Republican member of the U.S.
  • House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
  • As an abolitionist, he was one of the founders of the Republican Party in 1854, and a friend of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Kelley was a man of strict principles, advocating the recruitment of black troops in the civil war, and the extending of the vote to them afterwards.
  • His belief in protective tariffs was so extreme that he refused to wear a single imported garment.

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