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Rufus Paine Spalding

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Rufus Paine Spalding

Original Name
Spaulding
Birth
West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
29 Aug 1886 (aged 88)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Section 5 Lot 25
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Lawyer, Judge, Congressman and vocal opponent of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law. He led Cleveland lawyers against southern slave owners who came North to claim fugitive slaves throughout the mid-1800's. Elected Ohio Congressman in 1863.
Lawyer, Judge, Congressman and vocal opponent of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law. He led Cleveland lawyers against southern slave owners who came North to claim fugitive slaves throughout the mid-1800's. Elected Ohio Congressman in 1863.

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  • Maintained by: AJ
  • Added: May 27, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22526/rufus_paine-spalding: accessed ), memorial page for Rufus Paine Spalding (3 May 1798–29 Aug 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22526, citing Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).