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American politician John Conness Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1855-1865 United States Senator from California In office March 4 , 1863 - March 3 , 1869 Preceded by Milton S. Latham Succeeded by Eugene Casserly Member of the California State Assembly In office January 2 , 1860 - January 6 , 1862 Preceded by Multi-member district Succeeded by Multi-member district Constituency 18th district In office January 3 , 1853 - January 1 , 1855 Preceded by Multi-member district Succeeded by Multi-member district Constituency 12th district Personal details Born ( 1821-09-22 ) September 22 , 1821 Abbey , County Galway , Ireland Died January 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) Jamaica Plain , Massachusetts , U.S. Resting place Cedar Grove Cemetery Boston , Massachusetts Political party Democratic Party ( before 1863 ) Republican ( after 1863 ) Other political affiliations National Union ( 1863-1868 ) Spouse(s ) Charlotte Stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) Mary Davis ( m. 1869) Children 6 Occupation Craftsman , merchant , pioneer , businessman , politician Signature John Conness ( September 22 , 1821 - January 10 , 1909 ) was an Irish-born American businessman who served as a U.S. Senator ( 1863-1869 ) from California during the American Civil War and the early years of Reconstruction . He introduced a bill to establish Yosemite National Park and voted to abolish slavery . His advocacy of Chinese immigration and civil rights cost him his constituency . Early life and education Born in Abbey , County Galway , Ireland , on September 22 , 1821 , Conness was the youngest of fourteen children . His father was Walter Conness , whom John described as " a very dignified and intellectual man , one whom men of all positions came to for counsel : being also a man of rare courage and independence . " Immigration and career In 1836 Conness arrived in the United States at age 15 as an immigrant . For more than a decade on the East Coast in New York , Conness learned to make pianofortes and also worked as a merchant . He emigrated to California in 1849 to join the excitement and promise of the Gold Rush . He was among the thousands of " forty-niners " attracted by the Gold Rush in the Sierra Nevada , and the hundreds of thousands who quickly followed . For two years , he mined Mormon Island , and the Middle Fork of the American River , and was interested in the industry for the rest of his life . Having made a stake , he settled in the new community of Georgetown and operated a store selling supplies to miners . The state was bustling with new people . In the 1850s , the Democratic Party was the only partisan organization , and it stretched to accommodate the many interests of the new residents . Elected to the State Assembly in the 1853-54 and 1860-61 sessions , Conness was nominated as the Anti-Lecompton Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1859 and the Union Democratic candidate for Governor in the 1861 election . After losing to John G. Downey in the first election and Leland Stanford in the second , Conness was elected by the legislature to the United States Senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( Senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1860-1875 A Douglas Democrat who later became a Union Republican while serving in the Senate , Conness earned President Abraham Lincoln 's respect . The two men worked together on legislation Conness introduced to protect Yosemite National Park and Mariposa Grove . In addition , Conness gave support to Lincoln 's war measures . Lincoln once said of Conness that he " is habitually careful not to say what he does not know , " and described him on another occasion as " one of our United States Senators , of high standing , whom I cheerfully endorse . " Conness was with his Senate colleagues William M. Stewart of Nevada and Charles Sumner of Massachusetts the night Lincoln was assassinated . " Upon hearing of the attack on Secretary of State William H. Seward , the three men ran to Seward 's lodgings . There they were turned away by a doctor who was attending to Seward , and they ran to the White House , where they heard the news that Lincoln had been shot . Conness declared that 'this is a conspiracy to murder the entire cabinet ' and directed soldiers to go protect Secretary of War Edwin Stanton . " Conness had the honor of being a pallbearer at Lincoln 's funeral on April 19 , 1865 . At the beginning of Reconstruction , Conness alienated some of his California constituents by advocating strongly for Chinese immigration and civil rights . At a time of rising anti-Chinese feelings in California , his was an unusual and unpopular view , and he lost the support of his party . He strongly believed in justice for all immigrants . In the Senate debate on the 14th Amendment , Conness said “ We are entirely ready to accept the provision proposed in this constitutional amendment , that the children begotten of Chinese parents in California … shall be citizens . ” Conness c. 1909 After his Senate term ended in 1869 , Conness relocated to Boston , Massachusetts , a center of Irish-American life . He lived there the remainder of his life , for nearly four decades . He died in an insane asylum in Jamaica Plain , now part of Boston . After his death , he was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester , Boston . Legacy and honors * Conness supported the federal land grants for Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove , founding what later became the Yosemite National Park . * Mount Conness and Conness Creek in the Sierra Nevada were named in his honor . * Conness voted for the amendments to abolish slavery and grant freedmen citizenship . * He supported immigration and civil rights for Chinese in California . * Last surviving pall bearer of Abraham Lincoln . |
| american politician john [PERSON] conness [PERSON] portrait [PERSON] by mathew brady [PERSON] c. 1855-1865 united states senator [PLACE] from california [PLACE] in office march [PERIOD] 4 , 1863 - march [PERIOD] 3 , 1869 preceded by milton s. latham succeeded by eugene casserly member [PERSON] of the california state assembly [HUMAN GROUP] in office january [PERIOD] [PERIOD] 2 , 1860 - january [PERIOD] 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency [PLACE] 18th district in office january [PERIOD] 3 , 1853 - january [PERIOD] 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency [PLACE] 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september [PERIOD] 22 , 1821 abbey [PLACE] , county galway [PLACE] , ireland [PLACE] died january [PERIOD] 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain [PERSON] , massachusetts [PLACE] , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery [PERSON] boston [PLACE] , massachusetts [PLACE] political party democratic party [PERSON] [PERSON] ( before 1863 ) republican [EVENT] ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union [PLACE] ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton [PERSON] ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis [PERSON] ( m. 1869) children [PERSON] 6 occupation craftsman , merchant [PERSON] , pioneer [UNKNOWN] , businessman [PERSON] , politician signature john [PERSON] conness [PERSON] ( september [PERIOD] 22 , 1821 - january [PERIOD] 10 , 1909 ) was an irish-born american businessman [PERSON] who served as a u.s. senator ( 1863-1869 ) from california [PLACE] during the american civil war [EVENT] and the early years [PERIOD] of reconstruction [CONCEPT] . he introduced a bill [PERSON] to establish yosemite national park [PLACE] and voted to abolish slavery [INSTITUTION] . his advocacy [ACT] of chinese [UNKNOWN] immigration [PROCESS] and civil rights [UNKNOWN] cost him his constituency [PLACE] . early life [EVENT] and education [EVENT] born in abbey [PLACE] , county galway [PLACE] , ireland [PLACE] , on september [PERIOD] 22 , 1821 , conness [PERSON] was the youngest [EVENT] of fourteen children [PERSON] . his father [PERSON] was walter conness [PERSON] , whom john [PERSON] described as " a very dignified and intellectual man [PERSON] , one whom men [PERSON] of all positions [POSITION] came to for counsel [PERSON] : being also a man [PERSON] of rare courage [PERSON] and independence [STATE] . " immigration [PROCESS] and career [QUANTITY] in 1836 conness [PERSON] arrived in the united states [PLACE] at age [PROPERTY] 15 as an immigrant [PERSON] . for more than a decade [PERIOD] on the east coast [PERSON] in new york [PLACE] , conness [PERSON] learned to make pianofortes [UNKNOWN] and also worked as a merchant [PERSON] . he emigrated to california [PLACE] in 1849 to join the excitement [ABSTRACT ENTITY] and promise [PERSON] of the gold rush [EVENT] . he was among the thousands [UNKNOWN] of " forty-niners " attracted by the gold rush [EVENT] in the sierra nevada [PERSON] , and the hundreds [UNKNOWN] of thousands [UNKNOWN] who quickly followed . for two years [PERIOD] , he mined mormon island [PLACE] , and the middle fork [PERSON] of the american river [PLACE] , and was interested in the industry [INSTITUTION] for the rest [SURFACE] of his life [EVENT] . having made a stake [PERSON] , he settled in the new community [PROPERTY] of georgetown [PLACE] and operated a store [AMOUNT] selling supplies [AMOUNT] to miners [PERSON] . the state [STATE] was bustling with new people [HUMAN GROUP] . in the 1850s , the democratic party [PERSON] was the only partisan organization [INSTITUTION] , and it stretched to accommodate the many interests [UNKNOWN] of the new residents [PERSON] . elected to the state assembly [HUMAN GROUP] in the 1853-54 and 1860-61 sessions [TERM] , conness [PERSON] was nominated as the anti-lecompton democratic candidate for lieutenant governor [PERSON] in 1859 and the union democratic candidate [PLACE] for governor [PERSON] in the 1861 election [PERSON] . after losing to john g. downey [PERSON] in the first election [PERSON] and leland stanford [PERSON] in the second , conness [PERSON] was elected by the legislature [BODY] to the united states senate [PERSON] for the term beginning [PORTION] in 1863 . ( senators [UNKNOWN] were selected by state legislatures [PLACE] until the 17th amendment [EVENT] was ratified in 1913 . ) portrait [PERSON] by mathew brady [PERSON] c. 1860-1875 a douglas democrat [PERSON] who later became a union republican [EVENT] while serving in the senate [PERSON] , conness [PERSON] earned president abraham lincoln [PERSON] [PERSON] 's respect [RESULT] . the two men [PERSON] worked together on legislation conness [PERSON] introduced to protect yosemite national park [PLACE] and mariposa grove [PERSON] . in addition [DOCUMENT PART] , conness [PERSON] gave support [PERSON] to lincoln [PERSON] 's war measures [MEASURE] . lincoln [PERSON] once said of conness [PERSON] that he " is habitually careful not to say what he does not know , " and described him on another occasion [OPPORTUNITY] as " one of our united states senators [UNKNOWN] , of high standing [PERSON] , whom i cheerfully endorse . " conness [PERSON] was with his senate colleagues william m. stewart [PERSON] of nevada [PERSON] and charles sumner of massachusetts [PLACE] the night lincoln [PERSON] was assassinated . " upon hearing of the attack [EVENT] on secretary [PERSON] of state [STATE] william h. seward [PERSON] , the three men [PERSON] ran to seward [PERSON] 's lodgings [ROOM] . there they were turned away by a doctor [PERSON] who was attending to seward [PERSON] , and they ran to the white house [PLACE] , where they heard the news [PERSON] that lincoln [PERSON] had been shot . conness [PERSON] declared that 'this is a conspiracy [AGREEMENT] to murder the entire cabinet [PLACE] ' and directed soldiers [TERM] to go protect secretary [PERSON] of war edwin stanton [PERSON] . " conness [PERSON] had the honor [PERSON] of being a pallbearer [PERSON] at lincoln [PERSON] 's funeral [ACTION] on april [PERIOD] 19 , 1865 . at the beginning [PORTION] of reconstruction [CONCEPT] , conness [PERSON] alienated some of his california constituents [PLACE] by advocating strongly for chinese [UNKNOWN] immigration [PROCESS] and civil rights [UNKNOWN] . at a time [PERIOD] of rising anti-chinese feelings [ACTIVITY] in california [PLACE] , his was an unusual and unpopular view [ORGANISATION] , and he lost the support [PERSON] of his party [PERSON] . he strongly believed in justice [POWER] for all immigrants [PERSON] . in the senate [PERSON] debate [UNKNOWN] on the 14th amendment [EVENT] , conness [PERSON] said “ we are entirely ready to accept the provision [ARTIFACT] proposed in this constitutional amendment [EVENT] , that the children [PERSON] begotten of chinese [UNKNOWN] parents [STATE] in california [PLACE] … shall be citizens [TERM] . ” conness [PERSON] c. 1909 after his senate term [TERM] ended in 1869 , conness [PERSON] relocated to boston [PLACE] , massachusetts [PLACE] , a center [UNKNOWN] of irish-american life [EVENT] . he lived there the remainder [ESTATE] of his life [EVENT] , for nearly four decades [UNKNOWN] . he died in an insane asylum [PLACE] in jamaica plain [PERSON] , now part of boston [PLACE] . after his death [EVENT] , he was buried in cedar grove cemetery [PERSON] in dorchester [PERSON] , boston [PLACE] . legacy [PERSON] and honors [UNKNOWN] * conness [PERSON] supported the federal land grants [PERSON] for yosemite valley [PERSON] and mariposa grove [PERSON] , founding what later became the yosemite national park [PLACE] . * mount conness [PERSON] and conness [PERSON] creek in the sierra nevada [PERSON] were named in his honor [PERSON] . * conness [PERSON] voted for the amendments [EVENT] to abolish slavery [INSTITUTION] and grant freedmen citizenship [STATE] . * he supported immigration [PROCESS] and civil rights [UNKNOWN] for chinese [UNKNOWN] in california [PLACE] . * last surviving pall bearer [PERSON] of abraham lincoln [PERSON] . |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | conness | 17 | PERSON | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 2 | california | 6 | PLACE | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 3 | immigration | 4 | PROCESS | his advocacy of chinese immigration and civil rights cost him his constituency . | |
| 4 | january | 4 | PERIOD | latham succeeded by eugene casserly member of the california state assembly in office january 2 , 1860 - january 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 18th district | |
| 5 | lincoln | 4 | PERSON | portrait by mathew brady c. 1860-1875 a douglas democrat who later became a union republican while serving in the senate , conness earned president abraham lincoln 's respect . | |
| 6 | massachusetts | 4 | PLACE | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 7 | life | 4 | EVENT | early life and education | |
| 8 | boston | 3 | PLACE | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 9 | men | 3 | PERSON | john described as " a very dignified and intellectual man , one whom men of all positions came to for counsel : being also a man of rare courage and independence . " | |
| 10 | september | 3 | PERIOD | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 11 | rights | 3 | UNKNOWN | his advocacy of chinese immigration and civil rights cost him his constituency . | |
| 12 | yosemite national park | 3 | PLACE | he introduced a bill to establish yosemite national park and voted to abolish slavery . | |
| 13 | amendment | 3 | EVENT | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 14 | secretary | 2 | PERSON | " upon hearing of the attack on secretary of state william h. | |
| 15 | businessman | 2 | PERSON | 1869) children 6 occupation craftsman , merchant , pioneer , businessman , politician signature john conness ( september 22 , 1821 - january 10 , 1909 ) was an irish-born american businessman who served as a u.s. | |
| 16 | merchant | 2 | PERSON | 1869) children 6 occupation craftsman , merchant , pioneer , businessman , politician signature john conness ( september 22 , 1821 - january 10 , 1909 ) was an irish-born american businessman who served as a u.s. | |
| 17 | thousands | 2 | UNKNOWN | he was among the thousands of " forty-niners " attracted by the gold rush in the sierra nevada , and the hundreds of thousands who quickly followed . | |
| 18 | seward | 2 | PERSON | seward , the three men ran to seward 's lodgings . | |
| 19 | mathew brady | 2 | PERSON | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 20 | gold rush | 2 | EVENT | he emigrated to california in 1849 to join the excitement and promise of the gold rush . | |
| 21 | ireland | 2 | PLACE | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 22 | honor | 2 | PERSON | conness had the honor of being a pallbearer at lincoln 's funeral on april 19 , 1865 . | |
| 23 | reconstruction | 2 | CONCEPT | senator ( 1863-1869 ) from california during the american civil war and the early years of reconstruction . | |
| 24 | mariposa grove | 2 | PERSON | the two men worked together on legislation conness introduced to protect yosemite national park and mariposa grove . | |
| 25 | support | 2 | PERSON | in addition , conness gave support to lincoln 's war measures . | |
| 26 | years | 2 | PERIOD | senator ( 1863-1869 ) from california during the american civil war and the early years of reconstruction . | |
| 27 | children | 2 | PERSON | 1869) children 6 occupation craftsman , merchant , pioneer , businessman , politician signature john conness ( september 22 , 1821 - january 10 , 1909 ) was an irish-born american businessman who served as a u.s. | |
| 28 | county galway | 2 | PLACE | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 29 | sierra nevada | 2 | PLACE | he was among the thousands of " forty-niners " attracted by the gold rush in the sierra nevada , and the hundreds of thousands who quickly followed . | |
| 30 | abbey | 2 | PLACE | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 31 | man | 2 | PERSON | john described as " a very dignified and intellectual man , one whom men of all positions came to for counsel : being also a man of rare courage and independence . " | |
| 32 | election | 2 | PERSON | elected to the state assembly in the 1853-54 and 1860-61 sessions , conness was nominated as the anti-lecompton democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1859 and the union democratic candidate for governor in the 1861 election . | |
| 33 | jamaica plain | 2 | PERSON | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 34 | multi member district | 2 | PLACE | ||
| 35 | career | 1 | QUANTITY | immigration and career | |
| 36 | slavery | 1 | INSTITUTION | he introduced a bill to establish yosemite national park and voted to abolish slavery . | |
| 37 | chinese | 1 | UNKNOWN | his advocacy of chinese immigration and civil rights cost him his constituency . | |
| 38 | mount conness | 1 | PERSON | conness supported the federal land grants for yosemite valley and mariposa grove , founding what later became the yosemite national park . * mount conness and conness | |
| 39 | senate | 1 | PERSON | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 40 | war measures | 1 | MEASURE | in addition , conness gave support to lincoln 's war measures . | |
| 41 | citizens | 1 | TERM | “ we are entirely ready to accept the provision proposed in this constitutional amendment , that the children begotten of chinese parents in california … shall be citizens . ” | |
| 42 | multi member district constituency district | 1 | PLACE | ||
| 43 | party democratic party | 1 | PERSON | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 44 | yosemite valley | 1 | PERSON | conness supported the federal land grants for yosemite valley and mariposa grove , founding what later became the yosemite national park . * mount conness and conness | |
| 45 | charlotte stockton | 1 | PERSON | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 46 | occasion | 1 | OPPORTUNITY | lincoln once said of conness that he " is habitually careful not to say what he does not know , " and described him on another occasion as " one of our united states senators , of high standing , whom i cheerfully endorse . " | |
| 47 | leland stanford | 1 | PERSON | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 48 | respect | 1 | RESULT | portrait by mathew brady c. 1860-1875 a douglas democrat who later became a union republican while serving in the senate , conness earned president abraham lincoln 's respect . | |
| 49 | positions | 1 | POSITION | john described as " a very dignified and intellectual man , one whom men of all positions came to for counsel : being also a man of rare courage and independence . " | |
| 50 | affiliations national union | 1 | PLACE | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 51 | legislature | 1 | BODY | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 52 | hundreds | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was among the thousands of " forty-niners " attracted by the gold rush in the sierra nevada , and the hundreds of thousands who quickly followed . | |
| 53 | parents | 1 | STATE | “ we are entirely ready to accept the provision proposed in this constitutional amendment , that the children begotten of chinese parents in california … shall be citizens . ” | |
| 54 | lodgings | 1 | ROOM | seward , the three men ran to seward 's lodgings . | |
| 55 | state assembly | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | latham succeeded by eugene casserly member of the california state assembly in office january 2 , 1860 - january 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 18th district | |
| 56 | debate | 1 | UNKNOWN | in the senate debate on the 14th amendment , conness said | |
| 57 | charles sumner | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 58 | center | 1 | UNKNOWN | after his senate term ended in 1869 , conness relocated to boston , massachusetts , a center of irish-american life . | |
| 59 | constituency | 1 | PLACE | latham succeeded by eugene casserly member of the california state assembly in office january 2 , 1860 - january 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 18th district | |
| 60 | east coast | 1 | PERSON | for more than a decade on the east coast in new york , conness learned to make pianofortes and also worked as a merchant . | |
| 61 | counsel | 1 | PERSON | john described as " a very dignified and intellectual man , one whom men of all positions came to for counsel : being also a man of rare courage and independence . " | |
| 62 | american civil war | 1 | EVENT | senator ( 1863-1869 ) from california during the american civil war and the early years of reconstruction . | |
| 63 | walter conness | 1 | PERSON | his father was walter conness , whom | |
| 64 | president abraham lincoln | 1 | PERSON | portrait by mathew brady c. 1860-1875 a douglas democrat who later became a union republican while serving in the senate , conness earned president abraham lincoln 's respect . | |
| 65 | dorchester | 1 | PERSON | after his death , he was buried in cedar grove cemetery in dorchester , boston . | |
| 66 | asylum | 1 | PLACE | he died in an insane asylum in jamaica plain , now part of boston . | |
| 67 | miners | 1 | PERSON | having made a stake , he settled in the new community of georgetown and operated a store selling supplies to miners . | |
| 68 | nevada | 1 | PERSON | he was among the thousands of " forty-niners " attracted by the gold rush in the sierra nevada , and the hundreds of thousands who quickly followed . | |
| 69 | view | 1 | ORGANISATION | at a time of rising anti-chinese feelings in california , his was an unusual and unpopular view , and he lost the support of his party . | |
| 70 | new york | 1 | PLACE | for more than a decade on the east coast in new york , conness learned to make pianofortes and also worked as a merchant . | |
| 71 | american river | 1 | PLACE | for two years , he mined mormon island , and the middle fork of the american river , and was interested in the industry for the rest of his life . | |
| 72 | stake | 1 | PERSON | having made a stake , he settled in the new community of georgetown and operated a store selling supplies to miners . | |
| 73 | spouse s | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 74 | doctor | 1 | PERSON | there they were turned away by a doctor who was attending to seward , and they ran to the white house , where they heard the news that lincoln had been shot . | |
| 75 | senate colleagues william m. stewart | 1 | PERSON | conness was with his senate colleagues william m. stewart of nevada and charles | |
| 76 | store | 1 | AMOUNT | having made a stake , he settled in the new community of georgetown and operated a store selling supplies to miners . | |
| 77 | people | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | the state was bustling with new people . | |
| 78 | pallbearer | 1 | PERSON | conness had the honor of being a pallbearer at lincoln 's funeral on april 19 , 1865 . | |
| 79 | citizenship | 1 | STATE | conness voted for the amendments to abolish slavery and grant freedmen citizenship . | |
| 80 | soldiers | 1 | TERM | conness declared that 'this is a conspiracy to murder the entire cabinet ' and directed soldiers to go protect secretary of war edwin stanton . " | |
| 81 | father | 1 | PERSON | his father was walter conness , whom | |
| 82 | children occupation craftsman | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 83 | senate term | 1 | TERM | after his senate term ended in 1869 , conness relocated to boston , massachusetts , a center of irish-american life . | |
| 84 | union democratic candidate | 1 | PLACE | elected to the state assembly in the 1853-54 and 1860-61 sessions , conness was nominated as the anti-lecompton democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1859 and the union democratic candidate for governor in the 1861 election . | |
| 85 | union republican | 1 | PLACE | portrait by mathew brady c. 1860-1875 a douglas democrat who later became a union republican while serving in the senate , conness earned president abraham lincoln 's respect . | |
| 86 | california state assembly in office january | 1 | PERIOD | latham succeeded by eugene casserly member of the california state assembly in office january 2 , 1860 - january 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 18th district | |
| 87 | war edwin stanton | 1 | PERSON | conness declared that 'this is a conspiracy to murder the entire cabinet ' and directed soldiers to go protect secretary of war edwin stanton . " | |
| 88 | office january | 1 | PERIOD | latham succeeded by eugene casserly member of the california state assembly in office january 2 , 1860 - january 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 18th district | |
| 89 | community | 1 | PROPERTY | having made a stake , he settled in the new community of georgetown and operated a store selling supplies to miners . | |
| 90 | office march | 1 | PERIOD | in office march 4 , 1863 - march 3 , 1869 preceded by milton s. | |
| 91 | feelings | 1 | ACTIVITY | at a time of rising anti-chinese feelings in california , his was an unusual and unpopular view , and he lost the support of his party . | |
| 92 | night lincoln | 1 | PERSON | sumner of massachusetts the night lincoln was assassinated . | |
| 93 | middle fork | 1 | PERSON | for two years , he mined mormon island , and the middle fork of the american river , and was interested in the industry for the rest of his life . | |
| 94 | united states senate | 1 | PLACE | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 95 | cabinet | 1 | PLACE | conness declared that 'this is a conspiracy to murder the entire cabinet ' and directed soldiers to go protect secretary of war edwin stanton . " | |
| 96 | excitement | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | he emigrated to california in 1849 to join the excitement and promise of the gold rush . | |
| 97 | legislation conness | 1 | PERSON | the two men worked together on legislation conness introduced to protect yosemite national park and mariposa grove . | |
| 98 | u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston | 1 | PERSON | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 99 | forty niners | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 100 | independence | 1 | STATE | john described as " a very dignified and intellectual man , one whom men of all positions came to for counsel : being also a man of rare courage and independence . " | |
| 101 | standing | 1 | PERSON | lincoln once said of conness that he " is habitually careful not to say what he does not know , " and described him on another occasion as " one of our united states senators , of high standing , whom i cheerfully endorse . " | |
| 102 | immigrant | 1 | PERSON | in 1836 conness arrived in the united states at age 15 as an immigrant . | |
| 103 | mormon island | 1 | PLACE | for two years , he mined mormon island , and the middle fork of the american river , and was interested in the industry for the rest of his life . | |
| 104 | lieutenant governor | 1 | PERSON | elected to the state assembly in the 1853-54 and 1860-61 sessions , conness was nominated as the anti-lecompton democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1859 and the union democratic candidate for governor in the 1861 election . | |
| 105 | united states | 1 | PLACE | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 106 | funeral | 1 | ACTION | conness had the honor of being a pallbearer at lincoln 's funeral on april 19 , 1865 . | |
| 107 | industry | 1 | INSTITUTION | for two years , he mined mormon island , and the middle fork of the american river , and was interested in the industry for the rest of his life . | |
| 108 | decade | 1 | PERIOD | for more than a decade on the east coast in new york , conness learned to make pianofortes and also worked as a merchant . | |
| 109 | education | 1 | EVENT | early life and education | |
| 110 | remainder | 1 | ESTATE | he lived there the remainder of his life , for nearly four decades . | |
| 111 | pianofortes | 1 | UNKNOWN | for more than a decade on the east coast in new york , conness learned to make pianofortes and also worked as a merchant . | |
| 112 | conspiracy | 1 | AGREEMENT | conness declared that 'this is a conspiracy to murder the entire cabinet ' and directed soldiers to go protect secretary of war edwin stanton . " | |
| 113 | anti lecompton democratic candidate | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 114 | eugene casserly member | 1 | PERSON | latham succeeded by eugene casserly member of the california state assembly in office january 2 , 1860 - january 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 18th district | |
| 115 | senators | 1 | UNKNOWN | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 116 | honors | 1 | UNKNOWN | legacy and honors * | |
| 117 | april | 1 | PERIOD | conness had the honor of being a pallbearer at lincoln 's funeral on april 19 , 1865 . | |
| 118 | rest | 1 | SURFACE | for two years , he mined mormon island , and the middle fork of the american river , and was interested in the industry for the rest of his life . | |
| 119 | addition | 1 | DOCUMENT PART | in addition , conness gave support to lincoln 's war measures . | |
| 120 | united states senators | 1 | PLACE | lincoln once said of conness that he " is habitually careful not to say what he does not know , " and described him on another occasion as " one of our united states senators , of high standing , whom i cheerfully endorse . " | |
| 121 | justice | 1 | POWER | he strongly believed in justice for all immigrants . | |
| 122 | interests | 1 | UNKNOWN | in the 1850s , the democratic party was the only partisan organization , and it stretched to accommodate the many interests of the new residents . | |
| 123 | term beginning | 1 | FORM | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 124 | provision | 1 | ARTIFACT | “ we are entirely ready to accept the provision proposed in this constitutional amendment , that the children begotten of chinese parents in california … shall be citizens . ” | |
| 125 | state | 1 | STATE | latham succeeded by eugene casserly member of the california state assembly in office january 2 , 1860 - january 6 , 1862 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 18th district | |
| 126 | party | 1 | PERSON | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 127 | amendments | 1 | EVENT | conness voted for the amendments to abolish slavery and grant freedmen citizenship . | |
| 128 | white house | 1 | PLACE | there they were turned away by a doctor who was attending to seward , and they ran to the white house , where they heard the news that lincoln had been shot . | |
| 129 | legacy | 1 | PERSON | legacy and honors * | |
| 130 | death | 1 | EVENT | after his death , he was buried in cedar grove cemetery in dorchester , boston . | |
| 131 | pioneer | 1 | UNKNOWN | 1869) children 6 occupation craftsman , merchant , pioneer , businessman , politician signature john conness ( september 22 , 1821 - january 10 , 1909 ) was an irish-born american businessman who served as a u.s. | |
| 132 | politician john conness portrait | 1 | PERSON | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 133 | united states senator | 1 | PLACE | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 134 | john g. downey | 1 | PERSON | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 135 | news | 1 | PERSON | there they were turned away by a doctor who was attending to seward , and they ran to the white house , where they heard the news that lincoln had been shot . | |
| 136 | republican | 1 | EVENT | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 137 | sessions | 1 | TERM | elected to the state assembly in the 1853-54 and 1860-61 sessions , conness was nominated as the anti-lecompton democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1859 and the union democratic candidate for governor in the 1861 election . | |
| 138 | state legislatures | 1 | PLACE | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 139 | politician signature john conness | 1 | PERSON | 1869) children 6 occupation craftsman , merchant , pioneer , businessman , politician signature john conness ( september 22 , 1821 - january 10 , 1909 ) was an irish-born american businessman who served as a u.s. | |
| 140 | residents | 1 | PERSON | in the 1850s , the democratic party was the only partisan organization , and it stretched to accommodate the many interests of the new residents . | |
| 141 | march | 1 | PERIOD | in office march 4 , 1863 - march 3 , 1869 preceded by milton s. | |
| 142 | time | 1 | PERIOD | at a time of rising anti-chinese feelings in california , his was an unusual and unpopular view , and he lost the support of his party . | |
| 143 | cedar grove cemetery | 1 | PERSON | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 144 | mary davis | 1 | PERSON | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 145 | advocacy | 1 | ACT | his advocacy of chinese immigration and civil rights cost him his constituency . | |
| 146 | attack | 1 | EVENT | " upon hearing of the attack on secretary of state william h. | |
| 147 | john | 1 | PERSON | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 148 | courage | 1 | PERSON | john described as " a very dignified and intellectual man , one whom men of all positions came to for counsel : being also a man of rare courage and independence . " | |
| 149 | youngest | 1 | EVENT | born in abbey , county galway , ireland , on september 22 , 1821 , conness was the youngest of fourteen children . | |
| 150 | pall bearer | 1 | PERSON | * last surviving pall bearer of abraham lincoln . | |
| 151 | u.s. senator | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 152 | immigrants | 1 | PERSON | he strongly believed in justice for all immigrants . | |
| 153 | abraham lincoln | 1 | PERSON | portrait by mathew brady c. 1860-1875 a douglas democrat who later became a union republican while serving in the senate , conness earned president abraham lincoln 's respect . | |
| 154 | supplies | 1 | AMOUNT | having made a stake , he settled in the new community of georgetown and operated a store selling supplies to miners . | |
| 155 | governor | 1 | PERSON | elected to the state assembly in the 1853-54 and 1860-61 sessions , conness was nominated as the anti-lecompton democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1859 and the union democratic candidate for governor in the 1861 election . | |
| 156 | bill | 1 | PERSON | he introduced a bill to establish yosemite national park and voted to abolish slavery . | |
| 157 | promise | 1 | PERSON | he emigrated to california in 1849 to join the excitement and promise of the gold rush . | |
| 158 | age | 1 | PROPERTY | in 1836 conness arrived in the united states at age 15 as an immigrant . | |
| 159 | georgetown | 1 | PLACE | having made a stake , he settled in the new community of georgetown and operated a store selling supplies to miners . | |
| 160 | california constituents | 1 | PLACE | at the beginning of reconstruction , conness alienated some of his california constituents by advocating strongly for chinese immigration and civil rights . | |
| 161 | land grants | 1 | PERSON | conness supported the federal land grants for yosemite valley and mariposa grove , founding what later became the yosemite national park . * mount conness and conness | |
| 162 | multi member district constituency district personal details born | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 163 | democratic party | 1 | PLACE | in office january 3 , 1853 - january 1 , 1855 preceded by multi-member district succeeded by multi-member district constituency 12th district personal details born ( 1821-09-22 ) september 22 , 1821 abbey , county galway , ireland died january 10 , 1909( 1909-01-10 ) ( aged 87 ) jamaica plain , massachusetts , u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston , massachusetts political party democratic party ( before 1863 ) republican ( after 1863 ) other political affiliations national union ( 1863-1868 ) spouse(s ) charlotte stockton ( m. 1849 ; died 1866 ) mary davis ( m. | |
| 164 | a douglas democrat | 1 | PERSON | portrait by mathew brady c. 1860-1875 a douglas democrat who later became a union republican while serving in the senate , conness earned president abraham lincoln 's respect . | |
| 165 | decades | 1 | UNKNOWN | he lived there the remainder of his life , for nearly four decades . | |
| 166 | beginning | 1 | PORTION | after losing to john g. downey in the first election and leland stanford in the second , conness was elected by the legislature to the united states senate for the term beginning in 1863 . ( senators were selected by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913 . ) | |
| 167 | portrait | 1 | PERSON | american politician john conness portrait by mathew brady c. 1855-1865 united states senator from california | |
| 168 | organization | 1 | INSTITUTION | in the 1850s , the democratic party was the only partisan organization , and it stretched to accommodate the many interests of the new residents . |
| Categoría | Objetos |
| PERSON |
a douglas democrat abraham lincoln anti lecompton democratic candidate bill businessman cedar grove cemetery charles sumner charlotte stockton children conness counsel courage doctor dorchester east coast election eugene casserly member father forty niners governor honor immigrant immigrants jamaica plain john john g. downey land grants legacy legislation conness leland stanford lieutenant governor lincoln man mariposa grove mathew brady men merchant middle fork miners multi member district constituency district personal details born nevada news night lincoln pall bearer pallbearer party party democratic party politician john conness portrait politician signature john conness portrait president abraham lincoln promise residents secretary senate senate colleagues william m. stewart seward spouse s stake standing support u.s. resting place cedar grove cemetery boston u.s. senator walter conness war edwin stanton yosemite valley children occupation craftsman mary davis |
| PLACE |
abbey affiliations national union american river asylum boston cabinet california california constituents constituency county galway democratic party georgetown ireland massachusetts mormon island mount conness multi member district multi member district constituency district new york sierra nevada state legislatures union democratic candidate union republican united states united states senate united states senator united states senators white house yosemite national park |
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april california state assembly in office january decade january march office january office march september time years |
| EVENT |
amendment amendments american civil war attack death education gold rush life republican youngest |
| TERM |
citizens senate term sessions soldiers |
| STATE |
citizenship independence parents state |
| INSTITUTION |
industry organization slavery |
| AMOUNT |
store supplies |
| PROPERTY |
age community |
| HUMAN GROUP |
people state assembly |
| PORTION |
beginning |
| ACTION |
funeral |
| ESTATE |
remainder |
| ARTIFACT |
provision |
| BODY |
legislature |
| ACT |
advocacy |
| POSITION |
positions |
| ROOM |
lodgings |
| RESULT |
respect |
| POWER |
justice |
| AGREEMENT |
conspiracy |
| CONCEPT |
reconstruction |
| PROCESS |
immigration |
| DOCUMENT PART |
addition |
| MEASURE |
war measures |
| ABSTRACT ENTITY |
excitement |
| ORGANISATION |
view |
| FORM |
term beginning |
| QUANTITY |
career |
| ACTIVITY |
feelings |
| OPPORTUNITY |
occasion |
| SURFACE |
rest |