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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Expansion of slave states.
Pro-slavery policies.
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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American_Party.
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Pro-Slavery
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1807-08-11
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gptkbp:branch
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Cavalry
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:David_Atchison_IV
David_Atchison_III
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Democratic_Party's_platform.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Political strategies in the 1850s.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1886-01-26
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gptkbp:descendant
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Atchison_family.
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:Missouri's_1st_congressional_district
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkb:Transylvania_University
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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Acting President.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Role in the expansion of slavery.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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David Atchison Jr.
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gptkbp:image
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/David_Atchison_(cropped).jpg/220px-David_Atchison_(cropped).jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/David_Atchison,_Senator_from_Missouri.jpg/220px-David_Atchison,_Senator_from_Missouri.jpg
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gptkbp:influence
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Southern_Democrats.
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gptkbp:influenced
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Territorial expansion.
Missouri's_political_landscape.
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Thomas_Hart_Benton
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gptkbp:involved
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Missouri_state_politics.
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Political debates.
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gptkbp:isChallengedBy
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Senate_leadership_positions.
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gptkbp:isInfluencedBy
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Missouri's_statehood.
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gptkbp:isInvolvedIn
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Civil War politics.
U.S._Senate.
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gptkbp:isKnownFor
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Political maneuvering.
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gptkbp:isRecognizedFor
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Contributions to state politics.
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Controversial presidency.
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gptkbp:legacy
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Controversial figure in pre-Civil War politics.
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:length
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2 years
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:nickname
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The President for a Day
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Senate_Majority_Leader
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
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gptkbp:occupation
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Politician
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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Abolitionist_movements.
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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State conventions.
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Kentucky
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:politicalRole
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1834
1861
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:William_R._King
gptkb:John_S._Phelps
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gptkbp:previousName
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David_Atchison_III
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gptkbp:rank
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Colonel
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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Leadership_in_Senate.
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gptkbp:religion
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Baptist
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gptkbp:role
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Senator
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gptkbp:servedIn
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Mexican-American_War.
Senator_from_Missouri.
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gptkbp:signature
|
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/David_Atchison_signature.svg/220px-David_Atchison_signature.svg.png
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gptkbp:spouse
|
gptkb:Elizabeth_Atchison
Mary_Atchison
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Missouri
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:James_S._Green
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gptkbp:supported
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Compromise of 1850.
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1845-03-03
1850-03-04
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gptkbp:termStart
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1849-03-04
1843-03-04
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gptkbp:wasA
|
Key figure in pre-Civil War America.
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gptkbp:wasFoundedIn
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Political campaigns.
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gptkbp:wasPartOf
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Political controversies.
Democratic_National_Convention.
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