Charles Percy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Charles_Percy
GPTKB entity
Properties (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocacy Environmental protection
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-10-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Commerce
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Labor_and_Human_Resources
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Government_Operations
gptkbp:contribution Higher education funding
gptkbp:deathDate 2011-01-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:education gptkb:Northwestern_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Percy
gptkbp:image Charles Percy 1970.jpg
gptkbp:influence Illinois_politics
gptkbp:knownFor Political leadership
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Percy_Amendment
gptkbp:occupation U.S._Senator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Republican_Conference
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Government_Operations
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Labor_and_Human_Resources
gptkbp:predecessor Everett Dirksen
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:spouse Joan_Percy
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alan_Dixon
gptkbp:termEnd 1985-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1967-01-03
gptkbp:website charlespercy.com