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Born January 28, 1818 • Brookline • Massachusetts
Died February 27, 1905 (aged 87) • Groton • Massachusetts
Title / Office United States Senate (1873-1877), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party • Radical Republican • Republican Party

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