Matthew H. Carpenter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Matthew H. Carpenter

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1824

Place of Birth: Moretown, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1881

Profession: lawyer, politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Matthew H. Carpenter

  • Matthew Hale Carpenter (born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter; December 22, 1824 – February 24, 1881) was an American attorney and U.S.
  • Senator representing the state of Wisconsin.
  • He served in the Senate from 1869 to 1875 and again from 1879 to 1881.
  • Recognized as an authority on constitutional law, he made some of the most important legal arguments of 19th-century America.
  • Carpenter presented cases before the U.
  • S.
  • Supreme Court involving such matters as states' rights and regulation of corporations. Originally a Democrat, he evolved into a Republican during the Civil War, and helped perpetuate the party's political machinery in Wisconsin.
  • His sustained support for President Ulysses S.
  • Grant's administration despite allegations of corruption lost him the backing of reformers, and his legal arguments in favor of Democratic candidate Samuel J.
  • Tilden in the disputed presidential election of 1876 outraged many Republicans.
  • A gifted orator, he was dubbed "the Webster of the West."

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