Sumner

Sum·ner

S0882800 (sŭm′nər), Charles 1811-1874. American politician. A US senator from Massachusetts (1851-1874), he was a noted orator and abolitionist. In response to an antislavery speech, he was assaulted in the Senate chamber by a US representative from South Carolina (1856).

Sum•ner

(ˈsʌm nər)

n. 1. Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman. 2. James Batcheller, 1887–1955, U.S. biochemist: Nobel prize 1946. 3. William Graham, 1840–1910, U.S. sociologist and economist.

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Sumner - United States sociologist (1840-1910)William Graham Sumner