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'''Lyman Trumbull''' (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a judge, lawyer, and [[Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican]] from [[Illinois]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from 1855 to 1873. He was previously a justice on the state Supreme Court, and the Illinois Secretary of State prior to that.

'''Lyman Trumbull''' (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a judge, lawyer, and [[Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican]] from [[Illinois]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from 1855 to 1873. He was previously a justice on the state Supreme Court, and the Illinois Secretary of State prior to that.

Trumbull's earlier political career was marked by fierce opposition towards [[slavery]], switching party affiliation in the 1850s and later joining [[Radical Republican]] ranks. However, he later turned against his earlier pro-civil rights record, joining the [[Liberal Republican Party]]<ref name=britannicabio>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lyman-Trumbull Lyman Trumbull | United States senator]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> and opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1871.<ref name=1871enforcementactrollcall>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/42-1/s50 TO PASS H.R. 320.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> He subsequently failed to win elected office again, and spent the last year of his life vainly fighting on behalf of [[left-wing]] causes.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio>January 26, 2020[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/01/26/lyman-trumbull-the-senator-from-the-land-of-lincoln/ Lyman Trumbull – The Senator from the Land of Lincoln]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>

Trumbull's earlier political career was marked by fierce opposition towards [[slavery]], switching party affiliation in the 1850s and later joining [[Radical Republican]] ranks. However, he later turned against his earlier pro-civil rights record, joining the [[Liberal Republican Party]]<ref name=britannicabio>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lyman-Trumbull Lyman Trumbull | United States senator]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> and opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1871.<ref name=1871enforcementactrollcall>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/42-1/s50 TO PASS H.R. 320.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> He subsequently failed to win elected office again, and spent the last year of his life vainly fighting on behalf of [[left-wing]] causes.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio>January 26, 2020. [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/01/26/lyman-trumbull-the-senator-from-the-land-of-lincoln/ Lyman Trumbull – The Senator from the Land of Lincoln]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>

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