Harry Anslinger

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_University
gptkbp:award Distinguished Service Medal (Treasury Department)
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-05-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Altoona,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1975-11-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hollidaysburg,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:U.S._Treasury_Department
gptkbp:fullName Harry Jacob Anslinger
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harry Anslinger
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for the criminalization of cannabis
influencing U.S. drug policy
leading anti-drug campaigns
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics
gptkbp:occupation government position
commissioner
gptkbp:parent Robert J. Anslinger
Rosa Christiana Eiselein
gptkbp:predecessor position established
gptkbp:religion Presbyterian
gptkbp:restingPlace Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Harry Anslinger signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Martha Kind Denniston
gptkbp:successor Henry Giordano
gptkbp:termEnd 1962
gptkbp:termStart 1930
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marihuana_Tax_Act_of_1937
gptkb:Marijuana_Tax_Act_of_1937
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7