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Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Massachusetts, minister to Great Britain, and United States secretary of state.
Fu il ventesimo segretario di Stato degli Stati Uniti durante la presidenza di Millard Fillmore (13º presidente), inoltre è stato governatore del Massachusetts.
Edward Everett (born April 11, 1794, Dorchester, Mass., U.S.—died Jan. 15, 1865, Boston) was an American statesman and orator who is mainly remembered for delivering the speech immediately preceding President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (Nov. 19, 1863) at the ceremony dedicating the Gettysburg National Cemetery (Pa.) during the ...
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edward everett, “gettysburg address” (19 november 1863) [1] STANDING beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now reposing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly towering before us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise my poor voice to break the eloquent ...
21 mag 2018 · Edward Everett (1794-1865), American statesman and orator, was renowned for his elegant speeches, the most famous of which was his address at Gettysburg, overshadowed by President Lincoln's remarks from the same platform.
Edward Everett (1794-1865) was President of Harvard University from February 5, 1846, to February 1, 1849. He was also a Unitarian clergyman, teacher, statesman, and a renowned American orator. Early Life
1 set 2017 · Matthew Mason decisively restores the political significance of Everett by stressing three vital themes: the quest for moderation on the slavery issue; the construction of a national memory that would sanctify a war for the Union; and the importance of oratory in the early republic.
