Edwin D. Morgan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for Civil rights during his governorship
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:New_York_State_Senate
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_York_State_Republican_Party
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:associated_with New York City politics
gptkbp:awarded_for Honorary degrees from various institutions
gptkbp:birth_date 1811-02-08
gptkbp:cabinet_member 1865-1868
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edwin_Morgan_Jr.
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:Morgan's_statue_in_Albany
gptkbp:contributed_to Union Army supplies
gptkbp:death_date 1883-02-14
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:election gptkb:1868_New_York_gubernatorial_election
gptkbp:election_result Won
gptkbp:historical_significance First Republican governor of New York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edwin D. Morgan
gptkbp:influence New York politics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Post-Civil_War_Reconstruction
gptkbp:inspired Future Republican leaders
gptkbp:involved_in Civil War fundraising
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Military service and governance
gptkbp:known_for Political leadership during the Civil War
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Morgan's_Raid
gptkbp:legislation Military and veterans affairs
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_contributor Post-war economic development in New York.
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:New_York_State_Military_Museum
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:New_York_State_Constitutional_Convention
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:position_held Chairman of the New York Republican Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Reuben_E._Fenton
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:New_York_Historical_Society
gptkbp:related_to New York history
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:served_as New York State Senator
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:New_York_State_Assembly
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Morgan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_T._Hoffman
gptkbp:supported Union war efforts
gptkbp:term_as_assembly_member 1848-1850
gptkbp:term_as_senator 1860-1862
gptkbp:term_end 1872-12-31
gptkbp:term_start 1869-01-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:John_Van_Buren
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4