Robert Smalls, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Smalls

American politician

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1839

Place of Birth: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1915

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American businessman, publisher, and politician.
Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil War by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, on May 13, 1862, and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters of the harbor to the U.S.
blockade that surrounded it.
He then piloted the ship to the Union-controlled enclave in Beaufort-Port Royal-Hilton Head area, where she became a Union warship.
His example and persuasion helped convince President Abraham Lincoln to accept African-American soldiers into the Union Army. After the American Civil War he returned to Beaufort and became a politician, winning election as a Republican to the South Carolina State legislature and the United States House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era.
Smalls authored state legislation providing for South Carolina to have the first free and compulsory public school system in the United States.
He founded the Republican Party of South Carolina.
Smalls was the last Republican to represent South Carolina's 5th congressional district until 2010.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat



Alternative names	Levin C. Handy
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	10 August 1855	26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932
Location of birth/death	Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q12033170 VIAF: 58349202 ISNI: 0000 0000 3167 288X LCCN: n96077991 Open Library: OL6939460A WorldCat