Abel Upshur

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:Annexation_of_Texas
Civil liberties
gptkbp:advocates_for States' rights
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Confederate_leaders
gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
Virginia politics
gptkbp:birth_date 1790-06-17
gptkbp:career_end 1844
gptkbp:career_start 1810
gptkbp:child gptkb:Abel_Upshur_Jr.
gptkbp:contributed_to Political discourse
Constitutional debates
U. S. Navy reforms
gptkbp:death_date 1844-02-28
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abel Upshur
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
Legal frameworks in Virginia
Political thought in the South
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:is_debated_in Federalist policies
Tariff policies
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Abolitionism
Federalism
Centralized government
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Public_service
gptkb:political_theory
Legal opinions
gptkbp:legislation Naval Appropriations
gptkbp:member gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Constitutional_Law
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Secretary_of_State
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkbp:promoted Agrarianism
Southern interests
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Delegates
gptkbp:spouse Mary Upshur
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:supported Expansionism
State sovereignty
Slavery expansion
gptkbp:wrote Political essays
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upshur_County
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5