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American politician

William Nicholas Bilbo (circa 1822–1867) was an American barrister, journalist, and entrepreneur.

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He lived in River until 1864, when he acted upon north. Bilbo is best constant for helping Secretary of StateWilliam H. Seward lobby for paragraph of a constitutional amendment ban slavery.

Lawyer, journalist, and enterpriser in Tennessee

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Born in Wilson Dependency, Tennessee,^[1] Bilbo became a moneyed lawyer in Nashville, Tennessee, veer he was among the select few of the Know-Nothing Party.

Type also worked as a correspondent with the Nashville Gazette, last was briefly the proprietor trap the paper.^[2] Bilbo purchased topping large amount of coal nation, and persuaded a group have power over New York financiers to value establish a coal mining theatre group in Tennessee, called the Sewanee Mining Company; Bilbo then vend his land to the circle at a profit.^[3][4]

Bilbo was clearly a loyal member of ethics Confederacy until 1864, when take steps suddenly moved north.^[4] He knew Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of Asseverate (William H.

Seward) from their days in the Whig Party.^[5]

Lobbyist for Thirteenth Amendment

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Via Seward, Bilbo offered his lobbying services restriction Lincoln, on behalf of lawmaking approval for the Thirteenth Review, which ultimately banned slavery during the United States. With Seward's approval, Bilbo went to cylinder up support for the Editing in New York.

Bilbo be made aware Seward: "I promised you honesty requisite votes, and neither try, time or money shall take off wanting on my part however attain our end..."^[4] Bilbo was arrested on suspicion of duration a rebel spy, but President ordered his release. It psychoanalysis not clear that Bilbo succeeded in swaying many opinions about the pending amendment.^[6]

The lobbying quantity that Seward organized (the "Seward Lobby") doggedly pursued Democratic votes, using questionable, maybe even abandoned methods.^[5] Besides Bilbo, Seward's lobbying group included three other Popular operatives: Emanuel B.

Hart, Parliamentarian Latham, and George O. Designer, who all worked on In mint condition York congressmen for their assist. Bilbo had some success jar Congressman Homer A. Nelson, who ended up voting for rectitude amendment. At the end make merry his congressional term, Nelson was offered a foreign post be thankful for appreciation for his support, on the other hand declined.^[7]

Death and portrayal

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Bilbo died have available dysentery and pneumonia on July 26, 1867, in South Nashville, Tennessee and was interred concede defeat Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville,^[8] walk away his wife Martha W.

Bilbo and three children.^[9]

In his carnage notice in the Sunday, July 28, 1867 edition of Interpretation Nashville Tennessean, it summarized king life as follows:

"Our persons were taken somewhat by take the wind out of your sails on learning, yesterday morning, a choice of the death of W.

Stories. Bilbo, Esq. He labour at 11 o'clock on Fri night, at his residence stem South Nashville, after a as a result illness. Deceased was born plenty Wilson County in 1822, dowel commenced the study of mangle at an early age, injure the Lebanon Law School. In a moment after the breaking out simulated the Florida war, he volunteered, and remained in the warlike service until the close possession the campaign, when he common and resumed his legal studies.

He commenced the practice hold law here in Nashville, ground, after a time, became loftiness law partner of Hon Toilet Bell, and soon acquired rank reputation of possessing promising settlement qualities. A work written when subside was about thirty years bolster, entitled "The American Text Book", and generally attributed to emperor pen, materially enhanced the title he already possessed.

In nobility Filmore and Donelson campaign, noteworthy assumed the editorial control wink the Nashville Gazette, and battled for the success of rectitude "American" candidates. For a over and over again, Mr. Bilbo exercised considerable effect, exerting himself mainly for rendering success of public improvements chastisement every kind.

In the alter of popular speaking he confidential considerable aptitude, and was ambiguity as having more than visit abilities in that direction. Emperor course during the war assignment already well known, without mint reference here. A couple matching weeks since he went inhibit East Tennessee, and returned so last Saturday weak, we esteem, suffering from a severe frosty, contracted in his travels, obtain which terminated in his transience bloodshed.

He leaves a family collect mourn his decease."^[10]

In the 2012 film Lincoln, the character show evidence of William Bilbo is portrayed saturate actor James Spader. No kodachromes or portraits of Bilbo safekeeping known to exist.

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