Nathaniel Banks

thumb|Nathaniel P. Banks Nathaniel Prentice Banks (30 January 1817 – 1 September 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts in the 1850s. Quotes Stop men! Don't you love you're country? 'Yes, by God, and I'm trying to get back to it just as fast as I can!' (Response to Nathaniel Banks) Nathaniel Banks - Battle of Winchester External links Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians Category:Governors of Massachusetts Category:Military leaders from the United States Category:Politicians from Massachusetts Category:1817 births Category:1894 deaths Category:Abolitionists Category:Orators from the United States