Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Edmund Ruffin (January 5, 1794 – June 17, 1865) was a wealthy plantation owner and slaveholder, a Confederate soldier, and an 1850s political activist. He advocated states' rights, secession, and slavery and was described by opponents as one of the Fire-Eaters. He was an ardent supporter of the Confederacy and a longstanding enemy of the North. He argued for secession for many years before the Civil War. In 1859 he attended the execution of John Brown at Charles Town.. }
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- Edmund_Ruffin comment "Edmund Ruffin (January 5, 1794 – June 17, 1865) was a wealthy plantation owner and slaveholder, a Confederate soldier, and an 1850s political activist. He advocated states' rights, secession, and slavery and was described by opponents as one of the Fire-Eaters. He was an ardent supporter of the Confederacy and a longstanding enemy of the North. He argued for secession for many years before the Civil War. In 1859 he attended the execution of John Brown at Charles Town.".