George Opdyke

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Union cause
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gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:New_York_Republican_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1805-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Opdyke_IV
gptkb:George_Opdyke_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo New_York_City_infrastructure
gptkbp:deathDate 1884-01-01
gptkbp:deathPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Columbia_College
gptkbp:hasOccupation Politician
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:New_York_City_Comptroller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Opdyke
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:involvedIn real estate development
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor handling of draft riots
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
descendants
gptkbp:isExpectedTo contemporaries
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy political reforms
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:New_York_City_Mayor
community service
gptkbp:isKnownFor business acumen
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy progressive policies
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:New_York_State_Assembly
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor leadership during crisis
gptkbp:knownFor Civil War era politics
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:New_York_City_draft_riots
gptkbp:notableWork New_York_City_government_reforms
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:politicalRole 1850
1863
gptkbp:positionHeld Mayor_of_New_York_City
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Fernando_Wood
gptkbp:previousName George_Opdyke_III
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterian
gptkbp:retired gptkb:New_York_City_Mayor's_office
gptkbp:servedIn Mayor_of_New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Opdyke
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_W._McLean
gptkb:William_F._Havemeyer
gptkbp:supported abolition of slavery
gptkbp:termEnd 1863
gptkbp:termStart 1861
gptkbp:wasA philanthropist
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn local politics
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:Republican_National_Convention
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy business community