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Item Number: Auto4928 |
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Served as Major General of the Colorado Militia during the Civil War
United States Senator from Colorado
United States Secretary of the Interior
(1830-1914) Born in Granger, Allegany County, N.Y., he studied law and was admitted to the bar in Binghamton, N.Y. in 1858. Moving to Colorado, he became a leading figure in that territory and served as major general of Colorado Militia, 1862-64. Upon the admission of Colorado to the Union in 1876, he was elected as U.S. Senator, serving 1876-82. He served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1882-85, then returned to the U.S. Senate where he served until 1909. He was known as an outspoken advocate of silver remonetization, and for the government's regulation of big business. The "Teller Resolution" which pledged the United States to an independent Cuba was named for him. He strongly opposed U.S. policy in the Philippines as well as President Theodore Roosevelt's policy toward Panama. During his time in the senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment; and the Committee on Mines and Mining. He also served as a member of the Committee on Pensions; Committee on Patents; Committee on Privileges and Elections; Committee on Claims; Committee on Private Land Claims; and the U.S. Monetary Commission.
Signature: 3 1/2 x 1/2, in ink, H.M. Teller. |
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