Governor John Peter Altgeld

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_John_Peter_Altgeld
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater read law (self-taught)
gptkbp:birthDate 1847-12-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Niederselters,_Duchy_of_Nassau,_German_Confederation
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery,_Chicago
gptkbp:deathDate 1902-03-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Joliet,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Peter_Altgeld
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor John Peter Altgeld
gptkbp:knownFor progressive reforms
labor rights advocacy
opposition to Pullman Strike suppression
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor pardoning Haymarket Affair defendants
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_of_Illinois
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_W._Fifer
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Our_Penal_Machinery_and_Its_Victims
Live Questions
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:signature John Peter Altgeld signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emma_Ford
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Riley_Tanner
gptkbp:termEnd 1897
gptkbp:termStart 1893
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Haymarket_affair
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5