Edmund Ruffin
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Virginia planter and slaveholder
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Within Vinony's link graph, Edmund Ruffin is referenced by 52 other articles, and connects out to Senate of Virginia, United States and Abraham Lincoln.
Vinony files it under 1794 births, 1865 deaths and 1865 suicides.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Political [!] Economy of Slavery; Volume 1
- Essays and Notes on Agriculture; Volume 2
- African Colonization Unveiled
- Anticipations of the Future, to Serve As Lessons for the Present Time
- Farmers' Register, a Monthly Publication, Devoted to the Improvement of the Practice and Support of the Interests of Agriculture
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edmund
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Prince George County
- Place of death
- Amelia County
- Occupation
- soldier
- Educated at
- College of William & Mary
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Edmund Ruffin. Fired the 1st shot in the Late War. Killed himself at close of War., ca. 1861 - NARA - 530493.tif
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- date of birth
- 1794-01-05
- date of death
- 1865-06-15
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons category
- Edmund Ruffin
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- Commons Creator page
- Edmund Ruffin
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Categories
1794 births1865 deaths1865 suicides19th-century agronomists19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly19th-century owners of plantations in the United StatesAmerican agronomistsAmerican politicians who died by suicideCollege of William & Mary alumniFarmers from VirginiaFire-EatersPeople from Prince George County, VirginiaPeople of Virginia in the American Civil WarRuffin familyScientists from VirginiaSlave owners from North CarolinaSlave owners from VirginiaSuicides by firearm in VirginiaWriters from Virginia