Elihu B. Washburne

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Civil rights
Education reform
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Illinois_Republican_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1816-09-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Livermore,_Maine
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Elihu_Washburne_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Union_victory_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1887-10-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Diplomatic_service_in_France
gptkbp:honors Washburne's_name_on_schools_and_buildings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elihu B. Washburne
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkbp:involvedIn Railroad expansion
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:knownFor Support_of_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:legacy Washburne's_contributions_to_the_Republican_Party
gptkbp:nickname The Great Commoner
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:France
1869-03-03
1877-03-01
gptkbp:notableWork The_Life_of_Elihu_B._Washburne
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
gptkbp:office U.S._Representative_from_Illinois
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Chairman_of_the_House_Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs
gptkbp:politicalRole 1840s
1877
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkbp:promoted Economic_development_in_Illinois
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:recognizedBy Public service
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Civil_War
Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:religion Unitarianism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Secretary_of_State_of_Illinois
gptkb:Illinois_State_Legislature
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:signature Elihu_B._Washburne's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Washburne
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_R._Doolittle
gptkbp:supported Emancipation Proclamation
gptkbp:supports Homestead Act
gptkbp:termEnd 1869-03-03
gptkbp:termStart 1863-03-04