Carl D. Perkins

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kentucky_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:birth_date 1912-04-15
1912-03-22
1905-03-20
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Perry_County,_Kentucky
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkb:Carl_D._Perkins_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Education_and_Labor_Committee
House Appropriations Committee
gptkbp:death_date 1984-08-02
1984-05-17
1984-05-03
gptkbp:district gptkb:5th_District_of_Kentucky
gptkb:Kentucky's_8th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Carl_Dewey_Perkins
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Carl_D._Perkins_High_School
gptkb:Carl_D._Perkins_Memorial_Highway
gptkb:Carl_D._Perkins_Vocational_Training_Center
Inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carl D. Perkins
gptkbp:image Carl D. Perkins.jpg
gptkbp:influence Educational equity
Workforce development initiatives
Career and technical education programs
Federal education funding
Vocational education policy in the U. S.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:known_for Education legislation
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Carl_D._Perkins_Career_and_Technical_Education_Act_of_2006
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Workforce_Innovation_and_Opportunity_Act
gptkb:Vocational_Education_Act_of_1963
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Comprehensive_Employment_and_Training_Act
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Perkins_Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Happy_Chandler
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Hindman,_Kentucky
gptkbp:signature Carl D. Perkins signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Perkins
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Larry_Hopkins
gptkbp:term_end 1953-01-03
1974-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1949-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carter_Cabinet
gptkb:Carl_D._Perkins_Vocational_and_Technical_Education_Act
gptkb:Carl_D._Perkins_Career_and_Technical_Education_Act
gptkb:Harvard_Crimson_football_team
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6