James E. Folsom Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocacy gptkb:Voting_rights
Economic development
Education reform
Labor rights
Healthcare access
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Alabama_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birth_date 1925-10-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_E._Folsom_III
gptkbp:death_date 2021-12-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Alabama
gptkbp:election_result Won
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:1954
gptkbp:governor 1947-01-20
1951-01-19
gptkbp:honors Folsom Field named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James E. Folsom Jr.
gptkbp:influence Alabama politics
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:Alabama_State_Legislature
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for civil rights
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Alabama's_New_Constitution
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1980
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:political_leaders
1946
Community leader
Advocate for veterans
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Progressive
gptkbp:political_impact gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Lieutenant_Governor_of_Alabama
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Patterson
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1943-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Folsom
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_C._Wallace
gptkbp:term_end 1959-01-19
gptkbp:term_start 1955-01-17
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_of_Gadsden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7