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His election as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives was part of the first victory over the Whig Dynasty which had kept the State, contrary to its best traditions, in alliance with slavery.
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Hoar discusses the significance of a speaker's election in challenging the pro-slavery Whig Dynasty in Massachusetts.
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