Read the bio below and try to give details on thomas amos rogers nelson 's: - profession - imagesize - caption - party - district - children - state - name - religion - alma mater Bio: thomas amos rogers nelson -lrb- march 19 , 1812 -- august 24 , 1873 -rrb- was an american attorney , politician , and judge , active primarily in east tennessee during the mid-19th century . he represented tennessee 's 1st congressional district in the 36th u.s. congress -lrb- 1859 -- 1861 -rrb- , where he gained a reputation as a staunch pro-union southerner . he was elected to a second term in 1861 on the eve of the civil war , but was arrested by confederate authorities before he could take his seat . as early as the 1830s , nelson had gained a reputation as an effective whig party campaigner , but due to family considerations , he did not run for office until 1859 . in december of that year , nelson gained international renown for an explosive anti-secession speech he delivered before congress . as president of the east tennessee convention , nelson campaigned to keep tennessee in the union , but maintained a neutral position after his arrest . after the war , nelson opposed the radical initiatives of his long-time friend , governor william g. brownlow , and used his position on the state supreme court to overturn many of brownlow 's policies . nelson served on the defense team of president andrew johnson during johnson 's impeachment trial in 1868 , and was elected to the tennessee supreme court in 1870 .
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- profession is attorney , politician , judge- imagesize is 190px- caption is nelson , photographed by mathew brady- party is whig party- district is 1st- children is 11- state is tennessee- name is thomas amos rogers nelson- religion is presbyterian- alma mater is east tennessee college