Governor Adelbert Ames

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for Voting rights for African Americans
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Mississippi_Republican_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:birth_date October 31, 1835
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Rockland,_Maine
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Adelbert_Ames_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:1871
1874
gptkbp:contributed_to Economic development in Mississippi
gptkbp:contribution Education reforms in Mississippi
gptkbp:death_date April 5, 1933
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historical_role Reconstruction governor
gptkbp:historical_significance First Republican governor of Mississippi after the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Adelbert Ames
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influence_on Southern politics
gptkbp:inspired Future generations of politicians.
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:is_opposed_by White supremacy
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Leadership during Reconstruction
gptkbp:known_for Advocating for African American rights
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Ames_Plantation
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nickname Abe
gptkbp:notable_work Reconstruction efforts in Mississippi
gptkbp:office Governor of Mississippi
gptkbp:opponent gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career Governor, U. S. Senator
gptkbp:political_ideology Progressivism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position U. S. Senator from Mississippi
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_L._Alcorn
gptkbp:promoted Civil rights legislation
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Mississippi_State_Senate
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Ames
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Marshall_Stone
gptkbp:supported Public education initiatives
gptkbp:term_as_lt_governor 1868-1870
gptkbp:term_end 1870
gptkbp:term_start 1868
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hiram_Revels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5