Benjamin Butler

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Colby_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1818-11-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Deerfield,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Hildreth_Cemetery,_Lowell,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children gptkb:Blanche_Butler
gptkbp:deathDate 1893-01-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Butler
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Butler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Butler
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for civil rights and labor reform
controversial military governorship of New Orleans
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:1884_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Charlotte_Ellison_Butler
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Beast_Butler
gptkbp:notableAction declared escaped slaves as 'contraband of war'
impeachment manager for Andrew Johnson
sponsored Civil Rights Act of 1875
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:officeHolder gptkb:state_order
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Greenback_Party
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Lowell,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:signature Benjamin Butler signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Hildreth
gptkbp:termEnd Governor of Massachusetts, 1884
gptkbp:termStart Governor of Massachusetts, 1883
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4