at his desk in the senate building
at his desk in the senate building
Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (RMA) is beaten nearly to death on floor of Senate by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC),
Charles Sumner.
The caning of Charles Sumner occurred right here in the United States Congress in 1856. Charles Sumner was beaten nearly to death with a cane by Preston Brooks. Preston Brooks was upset over an anti-slavery speech given by Charles Sumner a few days before.
Charles Sumner died on March 11, 1874 at the age of 63.
His death weakened the reform effort.
Charles Sumner was born on January 6, 1811 and died on March 11, 1874. Charles Sumner would have been 63 years old at the time of death or 204 years old today.
In the Senate, after the end of the session of March 19,1856, by the the honourable Preston Brooks, as retaliation to the violent speech addressed by Sumner against Brooks uncle, the old South Carolina's Senator Andrew Butler. Indeed the verbal attack was aimed to censor the whole South, because of their politics about Kansas, of which Butler had only been chosen as a random target.
Senator Charles Summer was opposed to slavery. He was extremely vocal about it and outraged over the "Bleeding Kansas" situation. He insulted a Southern, Senator Butler. And in an act of revenge, Congressman Preston Brooks assaulted Summers in the Senate when few people were there. Summer was almost beaten to death and Brooks was never charged.
The "arbiter" was an elite who got beaten almost to death for defying the other elites. He also worked with masterchief.
Sumner Locke Elliott died on June 24, 1991 at the age of 73.
James B. Sumner died on August 12, 1955 at the age of 67.