Shurz biography
Shurz biography
Famous liberal republicans.
Carl Schurz
US Secretary of the Interior, Senator, German revolutionary (1829–1906)
Carl Schurz | |
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Schurz photographed by Mathew Brady, c. 1877 | |
| In office March 12, 1877 – March 7, 1881 | |
| President | Rutherford B.
Hayes |
| Preceded by | Zachariah Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Kirkwood |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | John B.
Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Francis Cockrell |
| In office July 13, 1861 – December 18, 1861 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | William Preston |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Körner |
| Born | Carl Christian Schurz (1829-03-02)March 2, 1829 Liblar, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation (now Erftstadt) |
| Died | May 14, 1906(1906-05-14) (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Republican (1870–1872) |
| Spouse | Margarethe Meyer |
| Education | University of Bonn (BA) |
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