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Edmund Ruffin
Edmund Ruffin (January 5, 1794 – June 18, 1865) was a farmer and slaveholder from Virginia, a Confederate soldier, and an 1850s political activist. He advocated states' rights and secession and was described by opponents as one of the fire-eaters.
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