Albert J. Beveridge

Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician (died 1927)

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Born: October 6, 1862
Died: April 27, 1927
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1862

About Albert J. Beveridge

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and United States senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Lincoln. == Early and personal life, education, and employment == Beveridge was born in Highland County, Ohio, near Sugar Tree Ridge; his parents moved to Indiana soon after his birth. Both of his parents, Thomas H. and Frances Parkinson, were of English descent. His childhood was one of hard work and labor. Beveridge graduated from Sullivan Township High School in 1881. Securing an education with difficulty, he eventually became a law clerk in Indianapolis. Beveridge graduated from Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) in 1885, with a Ph.B. degree. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was known as a compelling orator, delivering speeches supporting territorial expansion by the US and increasing the power of the federal government.

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Career and life highlights

In 1901, Beveridge became chair of the Senate Committee on Territories, which allowed him to support statehood for Oklahoma.
He has marked the American people as His chosen nation...." After Beveridge's election in 1905 to a second term, he became identified with the reform-minded faction of the Republican Party.
His four-volume biography of John Marshall, The Life of John Marshall, published in 1916–1919, won Beveridge a Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and connected events in John Marshall's life with his later rulings on the U.S.

Albert J. Beveridge timeline

1901In 1901, Beveridge became chair of the Senate Committee on Territories, which allowed him to support statehood for Oklahoma.
1905He has marked the American people as His chosen nation...." After Beveridge's election in 1905 to a second term, he became identified with the reform-minded faction of the Republican Party.
1916His four-volume biography of John Marshall, The Life of John Marshall, published in 1916–1919, won Beveridge a Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and connected events in John Marshall's life with his later rulings on the U.S.

The world when Albert J. Beveridge was born

Albert J. Beveridge was born in 1862. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineBattle of Antietam — bloodiest single day in US history
Technology milestoneGatling gun patented
World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
U.S. population32.2M

1862 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Albert J. Beveridge's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1862	2026
Population	32.2M	341 million

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