Carl Schurz
Former United States Secretary of the Interior
Carl Schurz was a German revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He migrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and became a prominent member of the new Republican Party. Wikipedia
Born: March 2, 1829, Erftstadt, Germany
Died: May 14, 1906 (age 77 years), New York, NY
Education: Dreikönigsgymnasium (1839–1846) and University of Bonn
Party: Republican Party
Previous offices: United States Secretary of the Interior (1877–1881), Senator, MO (1869–1875), and United States Ambassador to Spain (1861–1861)
Spouse: Margarethe Schurz (m. 1852–1876)
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