James B. Pearson

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kansas_State_University
gptkbp:awards Legion of Merit
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
gptkbp:born January 1, 1920
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Public_Works
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Interior_and_Insular_Affairs
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Labor_and_Public_Welfare
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Topeka,_Kansas
gptkbp:died April 1, 2000
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Kansas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James B. Pearson
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:legacy Pearson_Center_for_the_Study_of_the_American_West
Pearson_Family_Foundation
Pearson_Hall_at_the_University_of_Kansas
Pearson_Scholarship_Program
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Community Development Programs
Environmental Protection Efforts
Consumer Protection Legislation
Tax Reform Initiatives
Veterans Affairs Advocacy
Infrastructure Development Projects
Economic Development Projects
Civil Service Reform Advocacy
Labor Relations Advocacy
Healthcare Legislation Support
Higher Education Funding Advocacy
Space Program Advocacy
Public_Health_Initiatives
Rural_Development_Initiatives
Public_Transportation_Improvements
Civil_Rights_Act_Support
Education_Reform_Initiatives
Kansas_Statehood_Celebration
Social_Security_Reform_Advocacy
Vietnam_War_Debate
gptkbp:notableWork Kansas_State_Government_Reorganization
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office U.S._Senator_from_Kansas
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1950
1970
gptkbp:predecessor Andrew F. Schoeppel
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Topeka,_Kansas
gptkbp:servedIn Governor_of_Kansas
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Pearson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bob_Dole
gptkbp:termEnd 1969
gptkbp:termStart 1962