Henry Winter Davis
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Henry Winter Davis was a prominent 19th-century American politician and congressman from Maryland known for his strong anti-slavery stance and leadership within the Radical Republican faction during the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Winter Davis canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Henry Winter Davis Context triple: [Radical Republicanism, hasNotableMember, Henry Winter Davis]
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Philip Barton Key II
Philip Barton Key II was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, best known for his scandalous affair with Teresa Bagioli Sickles and his subsequent murder by her husband, Congressman Daniel Sickles.
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B.
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Jeb Stuart Magruder was a Republican political operative and Nixon administration official best known for his role in the Watergate scandal and involvement with the Committee to Re-elect the President.
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C.
Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax was a prominent 17th-century English general who led Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories during the English Civil War.
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D.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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E.
James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Henry Winter Davis Target entity description: Henry Winter Davis was a prominent 19th-century American politician and congressman from Maryland known for his strong anti-slavery stance and leadership within the Radical Republican faction during the Civil War.
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A.
Philip Barton Key II
Philip Barton Key II was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, best known for his scandalous affair with Teresa Bagioli Sickles and his subsequent murder by her husband, Congressman Daniel Sickles.
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B.
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Jeb Stuart Magruder was a Republican political operative and Nixon administration official best known for his role in the Watergate scandal and involvement with the Committee to Re-elect the President.
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C.
Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax was a prominent 17th-century English general who led Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories during the English Civil War.
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D.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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E.
James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green Mount Cemetery ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Benjamin Wade ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1817-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-12-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kenyon College
ⓘ
Lexington Law School ⓘ University of Virginia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Davis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| ideology |
Radical Republicanism
ⓘ
abolitionism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership within the Radical Republican faction during the American Civil War
ⓘ
strong anti-slavery stance ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Know-Nothing movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Know Nothing party
Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
Whig Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Wade–Davis Bill ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opposedTo | President Abraham Lincoln's lenient Reconstruction policies ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War (political activity)
|
| partOf |
Radical Republicanism
ⓘ
surface form:
Radical Republicans
|
| placeOfBirth |
Annapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland
|
| placeOfDeath |
Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
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| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland
ⓘ
United States representative ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
Maryland's 3rd congressional district
ⓘ
Maryland's 4th congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | Henry Winter Davis signature ⓘ |
| spouse | Nancy Morris ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Maryland ⓘ |
| supported | congressional control over Reconstruction ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1861
ⓘ
1865 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1855
ⓘ
1863 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Maryland ⓘ |
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Subject: Henry Winter Davis Description of subject: Henry Winter Davis was a prominent 19th-century American politician and congressman from Maryland known for his strong anti-slavery stance and leadership within the Radical Republican faction during the Civil War.
Referenced by (6)
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