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Henry M. Teller. Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830 – February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a U.S. senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the Dawes Act, intended to break up communal Native American lands and ...
Henry M. Teller: A Featured Biography. Henry M. Teller, prominent lawyer and major general of the Colorado militia, came to the Senate in 1876 when Colorado was admitted to the Union. He left the Senate after his first term to serve as secretary of the interior under President Chester Arthur.
Henry Moore Teller (23 de mayo de 1830 - 23 de febrero de 1914) fue un político de Colorado, senador de Estados Unidos entre 1876-1882 y 1885-1909. También se desempeñó como Secretario del Interior entre 1882 y 1885.
Henry Moore Teller (1830–1914) was a successful Colorado businessman, lawyer, and politician. Teller served five full terms as US senator between 1876 and 1909. He served as Secretary of the Interior from 1882–85.
An opponent of American imperialism, he authored the Teller Amendment of 1898 -- attached to the war resolution against Spain -- in an attempt to foster self-government in Cuba. Following his final term in the Senate, Teller served on the National Monetary Commission before it was disbanded in 1912.
12 de ene. de 2024 · Teller and Platt Amendments. In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba.
Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830 – February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a U.S. senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885.
