Henry M. Teller Politician

Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830 – February 23, 1914) was a U.S. politician from Colorado, serving as a US senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909. He also served as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the Dawes Act, intended to break up communal Native American lands and force assimilation of the people. He accurately said that it was directed at forcing the Indians to give up their land so that it could be sold to white settlers.

Personal facts

Henry M. Teller
Birth dateMay 23, 1830
Birth place
Granger New York
Date of deathFebruary 23, 1914
Place of death
Colorado , Denver
Resting place
Colorado , Denver , Fairmount Cemetery (Denver Colorado)

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Office holder

military rank
Major general
officeUnited States Secretary of the Interior
party
Republican Party (United States)
Silver Republican Party
Democratic Party (United States)
president
service end1864
service start1862
successor
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

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