US vice-president and abolitionist, born in Farmington, New Hampshire, USA. A poor farm labourer with little formal schooling, at 21 he renamed himself and went off to Massachusetts, where he soon had a successful shoe factory. After a trip to Virginia (1836) exposed him to slavery, he devoted the rest of his life to abolishing it, frequently changing political affiliations until he found a party, the new Republican Party, opposed to slavery. He represented Massachusetts in the US Senate (185573), and then became Ulysses S Grant's second-term vice-president, but died in office.
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| 18th Vice President of the United States | |
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In office March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Schuyler Colfax |
| Succeeded by | William A. Wheeler |
| President | Ulysses Grant |
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February 16, 1812 Farmington, New Hampshire |
| Died |
November 22, 1875 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Harriet Malvina Howe Wilson |
Henry Wilson (February 16, 1812–November 22, 1875) was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth Vice President of the United States. Wheeler
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Preceded by: Schuyler Colfax |
Vice President of the United States March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 |
Succeeded by: William A. Wheeler |
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