It's kind of sad that Edward Everett is remembered for giving a two-hour speech for the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery, followed by President Lincoln's much more famous two-minute speech. But Everett was one of the great orators of his time, serving also as a U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Govenror of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, U.S. Secretary of State, and president of Harvard, where he also taught. He was born April 11, 1794.
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