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1858 proposed state constitution for Kansas
The Lecompton Constitution (1858) was the second of four proposed state constitutions of Kansas. Named for the city of Lecompton, Kansas where it was drafted
Lecompton_Constitution
United States historic place
Lecompton Constitution Hall, also known as Constitution Hall, is a building in Lecompton, Kansas, that played an important role in the long-running Bleeding
Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas)
Constitution_Hall_(Lecompton,_Kansas)
City in Kansas, United States
Lecompton (pronounced /lɪˈkɒmptən/) is a city in Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the
Lecompton,_Kansas
President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
the Kansas Territory into the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution. Buchanan honored his pledge to serve only one term and supported
James_Buchanan
Kansas as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution. Kansas voters, however, soundly rejected this constitution by a vote of 10,226 to 138. As Buchanan
Origins of the American Civil War
Origins_of_the_American_Civil_War
Violent slavery-related confrontations in Kansas territory in latter half of 1850s
(proslavery Lecompton and antislavery Lawrence, then Topeka), two constitutions (the proslavery Lecompton Constitution and the antislavery Topeka Constitution),
Bleeding_Kansas
the Lecompton Constitution The Territorial Legislature met in Lecompton in September 1856 to prepare a rival document. The Lecompton Constitution explicitly
Constitutions_of_Kansas
1858 (all while the Lecompton Constitution was still under consideration). President Buchanan sent the Lecompton Constitution to Congress for approval
History_of_Kansas
Constitution of a state in the United States of America
rejected Topeka Constitution, Lecompton Constitution, and Leavenworth Constitution. Excludes the 1876 recodification of the Constitution of the State of
State constitutions in the United States
State_constitutions_in_the_United_States
State constitution of Kansas, USA
three other constitutions made for Kansans to vote on: the Topeka Constitution, the Leavenworth Constitution, and the Lecompton Constitution. After voting
Wyandotte_Constitution
U.S. presidential administration from 1857 to 1861
the admission of Kansas to the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution. In the midst of the growing chasm between slave states and free
Presidency_of_James_Buchanan
Vice President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
opinions in debates. He joined Buchanan in supporting the proslavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas, which led to a split in the Democratic Party. In 1859
John_C._Breckinridge
Confederate States Army general (1807–1870)
candidate in the 1860 presidential election and had supported the Lecompton Constitution for Kansas, rather than Constitutional Union Party nominee John
Robert_E._Lee
1855 proposed constitution of Kansas Territory
Topeka Constitution was followed by the equally unsuccessful, pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution of 1857 and the Free-State Leavenworth Constitution of 1858
Topeka_Constitution
Proslavery Missourian raiders within Kansas Territory
faction in Kansas proposed the Lecompton Constitution for the future state of Kansas. It tried to get the Lecompton Constitution adopted with additional fraud
Border_ruffian
referendum ratifying the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. In a subsequent 1858 referendum, the Lecompton Constitution was defeated by a wide margin. In
List of cases of electoral fraud in the United States
List_of_cases_of_electoral_fraud_in_the_United_States
Vice President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
James Buchanan to admit Kansas as a state under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution (which was overwhelmingly rejected by Kansas voters in a referendum)
Alexander_H._Stephens
Constitution Hall in Lecompton is the building where the Kansas Territorial Government convened and drafted the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution of
List_of_Kansas_landmarks
Fort Leavenworth Fort Scott Haskell Institute Hollenberg Pony Express Station Lecompton Constitution Hall Lower Cimarron Spring Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site
List of National Historic Landmarks in Kansas
List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Kansas
1858 proposed state constitution for Kansas
other proposed state constitutions were the Topeka Constitution (1855), the Lecompton Constitution (1857) and the Wyandotte Constitution (1859). The proposed
Leavenworth_Constitution
Proposed American land deal
millions of acres of public lands in exchange for accepting the Lecompton Constitution. The English Bill was introduced by William Hayden English (1822–1896)
English_Bill_(1858)
American lawyer, economist and politician
due to his opposition to the administration-sponsored pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. After his retirement from politics, Walker supported the United
Robert_J._Walker
was a former Whig who had opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the Lecompton Constitution. Edward Everett had been president of Harvard University and Secretary
1860 United States presidential election
1860_United_States_presidential_election
1858 doctrine by Stephen A. Douglas
contributed (along with other political disputes, such as over the Lecompton Constitution) to antagonizing those in the Southern United States who were demanding
Freeport_Doctrine
American politician and lawyer (1813–1861)
in opposing it. Nonetheless, the state legislature presented the Lecompton Constitution to Buchanan, who called on Congress to ratify it. Buchanan stated
Stephen_A._Douglas
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
reconvene until November 1857. The session opened with a debate on the Lecompton Constitution submitted by a convention in Kansas Territory. If approved, it would
Jefferson_Davis
American lawyer (1810–1885)
territorial law, under which the Lecompton Constitution of Kansas was framed in 1857, was the crux of the Lecompton struggle. According to historian Jacob
Robert_Toombs
party had split into the Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton factions. Lecompton members supported the Kansas Lecompton Constitution, a document explicitly allowing
1859 California gubernatorial election
1859_California_gubernatorial_election
American politician (1823–1900)
boycotted by free-state partisans, Kansas adopted the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution and petitioned Congress to be admitted as a slave state. Buchanan
John_Sherman
Legislative branch of the state government of Kansas
legislature's response to the Free-Staters and growing violence was the Lecompton Constitution in 1857. Due to an electoral boycott by abolitionist groups and
Kansas_Legislature
Historical division of United States by legality of slavery
slave state was blocked because its proposed pro-slavery constitution (the Lecompton Constitution) had not been approved in an honest election. Anti-slavery
Slave_states_and_free_states
American politician and Union general (1817–1892)
territorial governorship, citizens in the territory voted on the Lecompton Constitution, which opened the territory to slavery. The vote offered a choice
James_W._Denver
The true turning point in public opinion is better fixed at the Lecompton Constitution fraud. Pro-slavery elements in Kansas had arrived first from Missouri
History_of_slavery
Kansas Territory elections, pro-slavery forces seeking to ratify the Lecompton Constitution carried out voter fraud on multiple occasions by importing pro-slavery
Electoral fraud in the United States
Electoral_fraud_in_the_United_States
Confederate guerrilla leader (1837–1865)
He wrote to his good friend W.W. Scott in January 1858 that the Lecompton Constitution was a "swindle" and that James Henry Lane, a Northern sympathizer
William_Quantrill
American politician (1827–1882)
party had split into the Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton factions. Lecompton members supported the Kansas Lecompton Constitution, a document explicitly allowing
Milton_Latham
opposed the free-state elements within Kansas, and castigated the Topeka Constitution as an illegal document written during an illegal convention. The Democrats
1856 United States presidential election
1856_United_States_presidential_election
of Representatives was debating the Lecompton Constitution, which was the second of four proposed constitutions for what became the new free state of
Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol
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248–269. R. Lawrence Hachey, "Jacksonian Democracy and the Wisconsin Constitution." Marquette Law Review 62 (1978): 485. online McPherson, 1982, p. 72
Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War
Timeline_of_events_leading_to_the_American_Civil_War
state senator in Kansas during the government formed under the Lecompton Constitution, and served as the fifth U.S. marshal of the Montana Territory.
Robert_S._Kelley
American law establishing two territories
Kansas as a state under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution, but Kansas voters rejected that constitution in an August 1858 referendum. Anti-slavery
Kansas–Nebraska_Act
American politician (1806–1876)
the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution on Kansas Territory, as residents of Kansas had not approved it: "And why impose this Constitution of a minority
Henry_A._Wise
Private college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US
prestige of his administration behind congressional approval of the Lecompton Constitution in Kansas. During the Civil War, the campus and town of Carlisle
Dickinson_College
1858, May 18: People's elections pass the Leavenworth Constitution (while the Lecompton Constitution is still under consideration), but Congress refuses
Timeline_of_Kansas_history
Topics referred to by the same term
Constitution Hall may refer to: DAR Constitution Hall, a concert hall in Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas), listed in the NRHP Constitution
Constitution Hall (disambiguation)
Constitution_Hall_(disambiguation)
19th century American political term
doughface of them all", even though he broke with his party over the Lecompton Constitution for Kansas in 1857. Other such doughfaces were Charles G. Atherton
Doughface
American politician (1801–1872)
Buchanan advocated the admission of Kansas as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution, passed under dubious circumstances. This split the Democrats: the
William_H._Seward
American politician (1822–1896)
federal lands they had requested in the Lecompton Constitution. The Kansas voters could, thus, reject Lecompton by the face-saving measure of turning down
William_Hayden_English
County in Kansas, United States
one another, leading to many events, such as the drafting of the Lecompton Constitution (which would have admitted Kansas into the Union as a slave state)
Douglas_County,_Kansas
1858 political debates in Illinois, U.S.
He lost the support of the South by rejecting the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution and advocating a Freeport Doctrine to stop slavery in Kansas, where
Lincoln–Douglas_debates
U.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky (1787–1863)
there. He regarded the ratifications of both the Topeka Constitution and the Lecompton Constitution as invalid, and made one of the most highly regarded
John_J._Crittenden
President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
administration handled the issue of Bleeding Kansas poorly, and saw the Lecompton Constitution as a sop to Southern extremists. After the election of Abraham Lincoln
Martin_Van_Buren
Political party in California
party had split into the Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton factions. Lecompton members supported the Kansas Lecompton Constitution, a document explicitly allowing
California_Democratic_Party
were not American citizens and cannot sue 1857 – Utah War 1857 – Lecompton Constitution rejected in Kansas Territory 1857 – Panic of 1857 1857 – San Francisco
Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)
Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1820–1859)
United States import tariff in 1861
Pennsylvania. Five of them were "anti-Lecompton Democrats," who opposed the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas. Also, 14 northern Democrats
Morrill_Tariff
example, the case in Illinois, and was proposed for Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. Some abolitionists, including distinguished blacks such as ship
History_of_Liberia
American politician (1813–1896)
so-called Lecompton Constitution, which guaranteed the property rights of slaveholders in the new state. In a speech on the Lecompton Constitution, Trumbull
Lyman_Trumbull
constitution called the Lecompton Constitution, but after the U.S. Congress rejected it, the state approved the anti-slavery Wyandotte Constitution and
Missouri in the American Civil War
Missouri_in_the_American_Civil_War
September 13, 1859 duel in California
denied the nomination because of Broderick's efforts towards the Lecompton Constitution. In a fiery speech which Terry gave in Sacramento in June 1859,
Broderick–Terry_duel
American politician and diplomat (1824–1889)
Buchanan and the proposed Lecompton constitution for Kansas. Cox's speech was credited as helping sink the Lecompton constitution and leading to the eventual
Samuel_S._Cox
American politician (1812–1873)
the Senate considered the admission of Kansas to the Union. Its Lecompton Constitution would allow slavery in Kansas, and citizens who were against extending
Stephen_Mallory
United States Minister to New Granada from 1859 to 1861
Territory and Congress of the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. Jones had voted to approve the Lecompton Constitution in the Senate. When anti-slavery Iowa
George_Wallace_Jones
Doctrine in the United States
investigators, produced the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. Free-staters produced the Topeka Constitution (which would have prohibited all Blacks
Popular sovereignty in the United States
Popular_sovereignty_in_the_United_States
American judge (1819-1864)
resignation. In 1857, Elmore helped draft and advocate for the Lecompton Constitution. On January 31, 1857, Elmore assaulted John Henry Kagi, an abolitionist
Rush_Elmore
American politician and jurist (1806–1880)
1858, during the debate on Kansas statehood under the proposed Lecompton Constitution, he said the repeal of the Missouri Compromise "was a violation
Lafayette_S._Foster
Violence continued for two more years until the promulgation of the Lecompton Constitution. The violence, known as "Bleeding Kansas", scandalized the Democratic
History of the United States (1849–1865)
History_of_the_United_States_(1849–1865)
should be pro-slavery, so when Kansas submitted the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution, the Minnesota statehood bill was delayed. After that, Northerners
History_of_Minnesota
American lawyer and preacher (1822–1887)
Civil War. He opposed the extension of slavery. He opposed the Lecompton Constitution written by proslavery Kansans and supported the popular sovereignty
Henry_Clay_Dean
for the Senate in 1858, since he had led the opposition to the Lecompton Constitution, which would have admitted Kansas as a slave state. But many Illinois
Political career of Abraham Lincoln (1849–1861)
Political_career_of_Abraham_Lincoln_(1849–1861)
Topics referred to by the same term
Kansas Conference may refer to: History Lecompton Constitution, second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas Sports Kansas Collegiate
Kansas_Conference
American politician (1802–1870)
Territory. However, King later expressed his opposition to the Kansas Lecompton Constitution and Missourians crossing the border to vote on it. King was a delegate
Austin_A._King
Speech by US President James Buchanan
1860 Dred Scott v. Sandford Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution Paraguay expedition Alleged corruptions investigation Corwin Amendment
1858 State of the Union Address
1858_State_of_the_Union_Address
Vice President of the United States, 1857
sectional conflicts. Despite irregularities in the approval of the Lecompton Constitution by Kansas voters, Breckinridge agreed with Buchanan that it was
Political career of John C. Breckinridge
Political_career_of_John_C._Breckinridge
Highway Patrol state prisons Lecompton, Kansas Territory, disputed territorial capital 1856-1861 Lecompton Constitution LGBT rights in Kansas Lists related
Index of Kansas-related articles
Index_of_Kansas-related_articles
American frontier settler
late 1855 until early 1857. He helped found the territorial capital of Lecompton and played a prominent role in the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict, leading
Samuel_J._Jones
came to the question of slavery in the western territories and the Lecompton Constitution. Second, secession would be a relatively easy process, with little
Yankee_Leviathan
Speech by US President James Buchanan
allowed to determine whether slavery would be permitted within their state constitution. Buchanan's hope was for a peaceful resolution, recommending that Kansans
1857 State of the Union Address
1857_State_of_the_Union_Address
American politician (1814–1880)
and thereafter advocated Kansas statehood under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention and
William_Bigler
American lawyer and politician (1809–1887)
congressional session advocated admitting Kansas under the pro-slavery Lecompton constitution. In the Senate, Hunter became chairman of the Committee on Finance
Robert_M._T._Hunter
US Supreme Court justice from 1888 to 1893
protecting Southern interests in slavery. Lamar supported the proslavery Lecompton Constitution in Kansas without popular ratification, which was the subject of
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Lucius_Quintus_Cincinnatus_Lamar
Memorial by Hans Schuler in Washington, D.C., U.S.
1860 Dred Scott v. Sandford Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution Paraguay expedition Alleged corruptions investigation Corwin Amendment
James_Buchanan_Memorial
American lawyer and politician (1796–1869)
Crittenden) to vote against the admission of Kansas under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution, ignoring orders from the Tennessee state legislature to vote for
John Bell (Tennessee politician)
John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)
American general and politician (1821–1875)
outspoken supporter of the Wilmot Proviso and opposed the proslavery Lecompton Constitution for the Kansas Territory. On January 14, 1858, he delivered a major
Francis_Preston_Blair_Jr.
American general (1829–1896)
A moderate on the issue of slavery, his efforts to defeat the Lecompton Constitution helped Kansas enter the Union as a free state but without the bloody
Thomas_Ewing_Jr.
American politician
Senator William K. Sebastian of Arkansas 43rd Congress. Kansas-Lecompton Constitution: Speech of Hon. W. K. Sebastian, of Arkansas, on the Admission of
William_K._Sebastian
American politician (1806–1869)
1856, received the highest praise, and in 1858 his speech on the Lecompton Constitution of Kansas, and his criticisms of the opinion of the supreme court
William_P._Fessenden
State park in Pennsylvania, United States
1860 Dred Scott v. Sandford Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution Paraguay expedition Alleged corruptions investigation Corwin Amendment
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
Buchanan's_Birthplace_State_Park
18th United States presidential inauguration
Buchanan discussed his strong feelings that a strict interpretation of the Constitution was the only safe manner in which to operate the federal government while
Inauguration of James Buchanan
Inauguration_of_James_Buchanan
American politician and judge (1813–1895)
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and opposed the pro-slavery Lecompton constitution for Kansas. In 1860 he was a supporter of Stephen A. Douglas for
Allen_G._Thurman
American businessman and politician (1799–1889)
Kansas Territory be admitted to the Union under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. Cameron engaged in a verbal battle in March 1858 with Missouri's
Simon_Cameron
American politician
favor of the Lecompton Constitution on March 16, 1858, but followed the instructions of the Ohio legislature in voting against that constitution. On February
George_E._Pugh
Negro Rights Lean on Me (film) The Learning Tree Leavenworth Constitution Lecompton Constitution Legacy (2000 film) Leland College (historical) Helen Lemme
Index of articles related to African Americans
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United States banker, financier and diplomat (1813–1890)
Buchanan and Senator Stephen Douglas, who denounced the proslavery Lecompton Constitution for the Kansas Territory, which Buchanan supported. Belmont, who
August_Belmont
Former venue in Philadelphia, PA, US
protest President Buchanan's attempt to impose the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution on the Kansas Territory. In December 1859 abolitionists held an
National_Hall_(Philadelphia)
since early colonial days. The Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution formally abolished slavery in 1865, after the end of the American Civil
List of vice presidents of the United States who owned slaves
List_of_vice_presidents_of_the_United_States_who_owned_slaves
Republicans, Americans, Whigs and Democrats who were opposed to the Lecompton Constitution, in opposition to the local Democratic Party that had largely endorsed
List of third-party and independent performances in United States House elections
List_of_third-party_and_independent_performances_in_United_States_House_elections
participate in the Utah War. Pro-slavery elements drafted the so-called "Lecompton Constitution" on November 7, 1857, and voters were asked whether they wanted
Beekman_Du_Barry
Transfer of presidential power from James Buchanan to Abraham Lincoln
informing them that Congress had passed a joint resolution to amend the Constitution. However the amendment soon fell out of favor and was ratified by only
Presidential transition of Abraham Lincoln
Presidential_transition_of_Abraham_Lincoln
American newspaper publisher and politician (1817–1881)
with Buchanan over his pro-slavery stance and the adoption of the Lecompton Constitution. iHe declined to support the Buchanan administration's effort to
John_Weiss_Forney
expansion. In the previous Congress, the debate on the proposed Lecompton Constitution and the application of the Dred Scott decision split the Democratic
1860–61 United States Senate elections
1860–61_United_States_Senate_elections
LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
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English
English : variant of Compton.
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English
English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : classicized spelling of Randolf, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements rand ‘rim’ (of a shield), ‘shield’ + wolf ‘wolf’. This was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Rannúlfr, and was reinforced after the Norman Conquest by the Norman form Randolf.An American family bearing the surname Randolph are descended from William Randolph (?1651–1711), a planter and merchant, a member of a family that originally came from Sussex, England, who emigrated from Warwickshire to VA c.1673. He was a forebear of Thomas Jefferson and Robert E. Lee. Randolph had seven sons, each of whom inherited an estate, the name of which was sometimes added to their own, such as Sir John Randolph of Tazewell. His great-grandsons included Edmund Randolph (1753–1813), first attorney general of the U.S. and one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, and the diplomat and statesman John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), who served as U.S. minister to Russia.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of Clement.George Clymer (1739–1813), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, was a prosperous and well-connected Philadelphia merchant. His grandfather, Richard Clymer, came to Philadelphia in 1705 from Bristol, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Brownell, for example in Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire, from Old English brūn ‘brown’ + hyll ‘hill’.Thomas Brownell came from England to Little Compton, RI, in about 1650.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Constitution
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England (but especially in the south) named Compton, from Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION
LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Dancer
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Hero Among the Donors
Male
Hebrew
(צַלְמï‹×Ÿ) Hebrew name TSALMOWN means "shady." In the bible, this is the name of one of king David's warriors.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Name of a flower
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Portion of Fire
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Name of Hanafi Jurist of Iraq
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
King of World
Male
Hebrew
(לָבָן) Hebrew name LABAN means "white." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Rachel and Leah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Garneys, itself a variant of Garniss (see Garness 2).Name of unknown etymology found among people of Indian origin in Guyana and Trinidad.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Lever 3.
LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION
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LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION
LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION
n.
A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or constitution.
n.
The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government.
a.
Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
n.
The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent in the natural frame.
n.
A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.
n.
A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse.
adv.
In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law; legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.
a.
Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis.
n.
An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian.
a.
For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk.
n.
One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist.
n.
The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its provisions.
n.
A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.
a.
In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
n.
The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution.
a.
Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity; constitutional ardor or dullness.
n.
One who adheres to the constitution of the country.
adv.
In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was constitutionally timid.
v. t.
Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state.
a.
Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer.