James G. Birney

James Gillespie Birney (February 4, 1792–November 25, 1857) was an American presidential candidate for the Liberty Party in the 1840 and 1844 elections. He received 7,069 votes in the 1840 election and 62,273 votes in 1844. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1067x1536, 214 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): James G. Birney ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1067x1536, 214 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): James G. Birney ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Liberty Party was a political party in the United States during the mid-19th century. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

James G. Birney was born in Danville, Kentucky. After studying at Transylvania College and Princeton, where he graduated in 1810, he studied law under Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia. He then began practice in Danville in 1814, and was elected to the State Legislature two years later. In 1818, Birney moved to the vicinity of Huntsville, Alabama. He had long opposed slavery, and had debated against it at Princeton, but was content with a gradual approach. While living in Alabama, he acted as agent for The National Colonization Society of America in 1832–33, which sought to send freed slaves to Liberia. In 1833, Birney returned to Kentucky, where he freed his own slaves. In 1839, he inherited 21 slaves from his father, all of whom he freed. Danville is a city located in Boyle County, Kentucky. ... For other uses of the name Transylvania, see Transylvania (disambiguation). ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States of America. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Dallas, as portrayed in an 1881 copy of a Gilbert Stuart painting Alexander James Dallas (June 21, 1759 – January 16, 1817) was an American statesman who served as the U.S. Treasury Secretary under President James Madison. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Birney by now had resolved that slavery should be brought to an immediate end. He organized the Kentucky Antislavery Society in 1835. Unable to find a publisher for an antislavery paper at Danville, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he published the first issue of The Philanthropist on January 1, 1836. Hostile mobs destroyed his press several times over the next few years and Birney was himself repeatedly threatened. | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1819 Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City 206. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... October 2, Charles Darwin returns from his voyage around the world. ...

Birney opposed all violence and supported the Constitution. He was elected secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1837. He gave many speeches before large assemblages of people, and became widely known as the leader of the Abolitionists who opposed violent or revolutionary measures. In 1845, he was disabled by a fall from his horse and spent the last twelve years of his life as an invalid. The American Anti-Slavery Society (1833-1870) was founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

His sons, William Birney (1819–1907) and David B. Birney (1825–64), both served as generals in the Union Army during the Civil War. His oldest son, James Birney, served as lieutenant-governor of the state of Michigan in 1860. William Birney (1819-1907) was born near Huntsville, Alabama, and educated at Yale College and in Europe. ... David B. Birney David Bell Birney (May 29, 1825 – October 18, 1864) was a businessman, lawyer, and a Union general in the American Civil War. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

See also

• American Colonization Society
• Ohio History Central