Henry A. Wise
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 147 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 3,1806 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Accomac |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | September 12,1876 |
| Died | Richmond |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Years of service | 1861 – 1865 |
| Place of burial | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Children | John Sergeant Wise |
| Richard Alsop Wise | |
| Margaretta Ellen Wise Mayo | |
| Awards | Purple Heart |
| Air Medal | |
| Congressional Gold Medal | |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Parents | Sarah Corbin Cropper |
| John Wise V | |
| Books | Seven Decades of the Union. The Humanities and Materialism, Illustrated by a Memoir of John Tyler: The Transition State of this Nation: Its Dangers and Their Remedy |
| Previous position | Governor of Virginia (1856–1860), United States Minister to Brazil (1844–1847), Representative (1833–1844) |
| Great grandparent | Tabitha Douglas |
| Scarburgh Robinson | |
| John Wise III | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 934545 |
Henry A. Wise Life story
Henry Alexander Wise was an American attorney, diplomat, politician and slave owner from Virginia. As the 33rd governor of Virginia, Wise served as a significant figure on the path to the American Civil War, becoming heavily involved in the 1859 trial of abolitionist John Brown.
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