Edwin M. Stanton

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation Union
gptkbp:born December 19, 1814
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery
gptkbp:children William_Stanton
Ellen_Stanton
Edwin_Stanton_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Civil Rights legislation
gptkbp:died December 24, 1869
gptkbp:education gptkb:Kenyon_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edwin_McMasters_Stanton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edwin M. Stanton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Civil_War
Diplomatic relations
Public speaking
Judicial appointments
Infrastructure development
Education reforms
Public health initiatives
Economic policies
Social justice initiatives
Legal reforms
Political advocacy
Political reforms
Historical documentation
Labor relations
Civil service reforms
Military funding
Military governance
Veterans affairs
War strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Handling_of_the_War_Department
Opposition_to_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for civil rights
Influential in military strategy
Key player in post-war reconstruction
Prominent_figure_in_the_Lincoln_administration
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Civil War policies
Reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
politician
gptkbp:office Secretary of War
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Simon_Cameron
gptkbp:president gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:role War_Department_leader
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Stanton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_W._Belknap