He was born in New York City, to merchant Capt. Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyne of Dutchess County, New York. Young Kane attended public schools, then Yale College, from which he has graduated in the year 1813.
After an unsuccessful 1820 campaign for election to the 17th Congress which featured numerous letters in the Edwardsville Spectator concerning slavery,[5][6] and which anti-slavery candidate Daniel Pope Cook won, Kane became Illinois' first Secretary of State, and served from 1820 to 1824. In that year, Kane led proslavery forces in the Illinois House of Representatives which attempted to call another constitutional convention, but was again defeated by a coalition led by Governor Coles, U.S. Representative Cook and religious leaders of many denominations.[7] However, fellow legislators twice appointed Kane to the United States Senate. He served from March 4, 1825, until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1835.
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His body was returned to the family farm in Randolph County, Illinois, but due to continued desecration of the family gravesite, he was reinterred in 1984 (a campaign led by local funeral director, Michael McClure) in Evergreen Cemetery in nearby Chester, in a grave adjacent with that of his sometime political opponent and Illinois' first governor, Shadrach Bond. The Kane family gravesite includes that of his wife, the former Frances Pelletier (1799-1851), two children who died young, and four sons. One son, Elias Kent Kane, Jr. (1822-1853), served in the United States Army. One of Kane's daughters married Illinois governor William H. Bissell, a vocal opponent of slavery. Kane's father (of the same name) is buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.,[8] having survived this son by five years and secured his namesake grandson's admission to West Point.
On January 16, 1836, the Illinois legislature formed a new county, Kane, and named it to honor the recently deceased Senator, Elias Kent Kane.[9][10]
^Leichtle and Carveth, Crusade Against Slavery: Edward Coles, Pioneer of Freedom (Southern Illinois University Press, 2011) pp. 74, 78.
^Ress, David, Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois, 1823–1824. (McFarland & Co., Inc., Jefferson, NC and London, 2006) paperback ISBN0-7864-2639-X at pp. 62, 66-74.
^Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (10 January 2022). "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 April 2022. Updated 12 April 2022
^Leichtle and Carveth p. 78 citing issues of July 18 and 25 and August 8, 1820, as well as .C. Pease, Frontier State 1818-1848, 72-72; Harris, History of Negro Servitude 27-29
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Elias Kent Kane June 7 1794 December 12 1835 was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a U S Senator from Illinois 1 Elias Kent KaneUnited States Senatorfrom IllinoisIn office March 4 1825 December 12 1835Preceded byJohn McLeanSucceeded byWilliam Ewing1st Secretary of State of IllinoisIn office 1818 1822GovernorShadrach BondPreceded byOffice establishedSucceeded bySamuel D LockwoodMember of the Illinois House of RepresentativesPersonal detailsBorn 1794 06 07 June 7 1794New York City New YorkDiedDecember 12 1835 1835 12 12 aged 41 Washington D C Political partyJacksonian Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editHe was born in New York City to merchant Capt Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyne of Dutchess County New York Young Kane attended public schools then Yale College from which he has graduated in the year 1813 Career editAfter he studied law and was admitted to the bar Kane commenced practice in Nashville Tennessee and then moved to Kaskaskia Illinois in 1814 He became allied with Jesse B Thomas a slaveholder who had secured the job of judge of the Territory of Illinois Like Judge Thomas and his rival Ninian Edwards Kane was a delegate to the first state constitutional convention in 1818 At the convention the Thomas Kane faction unsuccessfully tried to add language permitting slavery in the new state where it had been forbidden by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 However that proposal was defeated by a faction whose leaders included Baptist John Mason Peck Methodist Peter Cartwright Quaker James Lemen publisher Hooper Warren and future governor Edward Coles 2 3 Kane claimed ownership of five people as slaves in 1820 4 After an unsuccessful 1820 campaign for election to the 17th Congress which featured numerous letters in the Edwardsville Spectator concerning slavery 5 6 and which anti slavery candidate Daniel Pope Cook won Kane became Illinois first Secretary of State and served from 1820 to 1824 In that year Kane led proslavery forces in the Illinois House of Representatives which attempted to call another constitutional convention but was again defeated by a coalition led by Governor Coles U S Representative Cook and religious leaders of many denominations 7 However fellow legislators twice appointed Kane to the United States Senate He served from March 4 1825 until his death in Washington D C in 1835 Legacy editHis body was returned to the family farm in Randolph County Illinois but due to continued desecration of the family gravesite he was reinterred in 1984 a campaign led by local funeral director Michael McClure in Evergreen Cemetery in nearby Chester in a grave adjacent with that of his sometime political opponent and Illinois first governor Shadrach Bond The Kane family gravesite includes that of his wife the former Frances Pelletier 1799 1851 two children who died young and four sons One son Elias Kent Kane Jr 1822 1853 served in the United States Army One of Kane s daughters married Illinois governor William H Bissell a vocal opponent of slavery Kane s father of the same name is buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington D C 8 having survived this son by five years and secured his namesake grandson s admission to West Point On January 16 1836 the Illinois legislature formed a new county Kane and named it to honor the recently deceased Senator Elias Kent Kane 9 10 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 References edit United States Congress Elias Kane id K000006 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved 2010 02 09 Leichtle and Carveth Crusade Against Slavery Edward Coles Pioneer of Freedom Southern Illinois University Press 2011 pp 74 78 Ress David Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois 1823 1824 McFarland amp Co Inc Jefferson NC and London 2006 paperback ISBN 0 7864 2639 X at pp 62 66 74 Weil Julie Zauzmer Blanco Adrian Dominguez Leo 10 January 2022 More than 1 800 congressmen once enslaved Black people This is who they were and how they shaped the nation Washington Post Retrieved 16 April 2022 Updated 12 April 2022 Leichtle and Carveth p 78 citing issues of July 18 and 25 and August 8 1820 as well as C Pease Frontier State 1818 1848 72 72 Harris History of Negro Servitude 27 29 Ress pp 82 83 Ress p 148 et seq Elias Kane Google Arts amp Culture Historic Congressional Cemetery Retrieved 2023 06 11 Kane County History PDF Geneva Illinois Kane County Government Center 2010 Retrieved 2013 09 19 Gannett Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States Govt Print Off pp 172 Political officesPreceded byOffice created Illinois Secretary of State1818 1822 Succeeded bySamuel D LockwoodU S SenatePreceded byJohn McLean U S senator Class 3 from Illinois1825 1835 Served alongside Jesse B Thomas John McLean David J Baker John M Robinson Succeeded byWilliam L D Ewing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elias Kane amp oldid 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