George W. Julian
George W. Julian | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Caleb Blood Smith |
| Succeeded by | Samuel W. Parker |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | David Kilgore |
| Succeeded by | Jeremiah M. Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Washington Julian May 5, 1817 Centerville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1899 (aged 82) Irvington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig (Before 1848) Free Soil (1848–1855) Republican (1855–1872) Liberal Republican (1872–1873) Democratic (1873–1899) |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Finch (1845–1860) Laura Giddings (1863–1884) |
| Children | 5 |
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George Washington Julian (May 5, 1817 – July 7, 1899) was a politician, lawyer, and writer from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives during the 19th century. A leading opponent of slavery, Julian was the Free Soil Party's candidate for vice president in the 1852 election and was a prominent Radical Republican during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era.
In 1885, President Grover Cleveland appointed him surveyor general of the New Mexico Territory. Julian was the son-in-law of Ohio politician Joshua Reed Giddings and the father of Grace Julian Clarke, a women's suffrage advocate.