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EVERETT, Edward, (father of William Everett), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dorchester, Mass., April 11, 1794; graduated from Harvard University in 1811; tutor in that university 1812-1814; studied theology and was ordained pastor of the Brattle Street Unitarian Church, Boston, in 1814; professor of Greek literature at Harvard University 1815-1826; overseer of Harvard University 1827-1847, 1849-1854, and 1862-1865; elected to the Nineteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1835); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1834; chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (Twentieth Congress); Governor of Massachusetts 1836-1840; appointed United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain 1841-1845; declined a diplomatic commission to China in 1843; president of Harvard University 1846-1849; appointed Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Webster and served from November 6, 1852, to March 3, 1853; elected as a Whig to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1853, until his resignation, effective June 1, 1854; unsuccessful candidate for vice president of the United States in 1860 on the Constitutional-Union ticket; died in Boston, Mass., January 15, 1865; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.

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Edward Everett, a politician from Massachusetts and a famed orator spoke for two hours before Lincoln's two or three minute remarks. Later, Everett said that Lincoln's speech was superior to his own.

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Edward Everett for 2 hours and then Lincoln for 2 minutes

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A speech by Abraham Lincoln?

The Gettysburg Address.


Where did President Lincoln have his two minute speech?

The speech was the Gettysburg address, which Lincoln gave in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.


Was the Gettysburg address copys made before e the speech of Lincoln?

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What speech did Abraham Lincoln give after the Battle of Gettysburg?

Several months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln gave the speech that is now called the Gettysburg Address


When Abraham Lincoln give his speech Gettysburg Address?

Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address speech on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863.


What emportant speech did Lincoln do and what was it?

It is the Gettysburg Address


Where did Lincoln sign the Gettysburg address?

The Gettysburg Address was not an executive order, which had to be issued and signed, it was a speech. Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address, shortly before he delivered it in Gettysburg, on November 19, 1863. He very likely, wrote it the night before or in the early morning hours on the 19th of November.


What was the famous name of the speech Lincoln gave after a battle?

The Gettysburg Address to dedicate the cemetery in Gettysburg.


How did Lincoln deliver his Gettysburg Address speech?

by plane


Which speech was delivered on a battlefield?

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address


Is the Gettysburg address a bill?

No, it was a speech given by president Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg.


Who gave a famous speech in Gettysburg Pennsylvania?

Abraham Lincoln gave the famous Gettysburg address speech in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.his speech lasted two minutes and made citizens dumbfounded after listening to a 2 hour testimony before Lincoln went up.