Harold Washington

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Harold_Washington
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Roosevelt_University
gptkb:Northwestern_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-04-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1987-11-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harold Washington
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor first African-American mayor of Chicago
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Mayor_of_Chicago
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Jane_Byrne
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Oak_Woods_Cemetery
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Illinois_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Illinois_State_Senate
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ella_Smith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Eugene_Sawyer
gptkbp:termEnd 1987-11-25
gptkbp:termStart 1983-04-29
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oak_Woods_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4