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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Politician
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Political reform
Equal rights for all citizens
Merit-based civil service
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Ohio_Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Yale_College
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio
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gptkbp:born
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July 19, 1825
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Spring_Grove_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Pendleton_Jr.
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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gptkb:Pendleton_Act
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gptkbp:died
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November 24, 1889
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gptkbp:electionYear
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1864
1876
1880
1884
1888
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George C. Pendleton
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Service_Commission
Government accountability
Public administration reforms
Political ethics
Civil service examinations
Meritocracy in government
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Civil service reform
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Pendleton_Act_of_1883
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act
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gptkbp:occupation
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Lawyer
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gptkbp:office
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U.S._Representative
U.S._Senator
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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Political patronage
Corruption in politics
Spoils system
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Benjamin_F._Wade
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cincinnati
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:U.S._Senate
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gptkbp:role
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Delegate to Democratic National Convention
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
Chairman_of_the_Democratic_National_Committee
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_E._Pendleton
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Ohio
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:John_Sherman
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gptkbp:supported
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gptkb:James_A._Garfield
gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:Samuel_J._Tilden
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gptkbp:termEnd
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March 3, 1865
March 3, 1871
March 3, 1877
March 3, 1885
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gptkbp:termStart
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March 4, 1857
March 4, 1865
March 4, 1879
March 4, 1871
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