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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Infrastructure improvements
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:born
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January 28, 1816
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Forest_Hill_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Scranton_Jr.
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Local government reforms
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gptkbp:contribution
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Coal industry development
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gptkbp:died
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September 29, 1889
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Yale_University
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Scranton_School_District
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Lackawanna_Railroad
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John A. Scranton
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gptkbp:influenced
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Economic_policies_in_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Philanthropy
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gptkbp:isInfluencedBy
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Railroad expansion
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gptkbp:isInvolvedIn
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Civic organizations
State Senate
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gptkbp:isKnownFor
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Business acumen
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gptkbp:isRecognizedFor
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Public service
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Founding_Scranton,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:legacy
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Scranton's_economic_growth
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Railroad_development_in_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:occupation
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Industrialist
Politician
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Connecticut
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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Republican
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Governor_of_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Andrew_G._Curtin
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gptkbp:promoted
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Education initiatives
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Historical_and_Museum_Commission
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Scranton_family
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_Senate
Mayor_of_Scranton
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Scranton
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:John_W._Geary
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gptkbp:supported
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Union_during_Civil_War
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gptkbp:supports
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Labor rights
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1867
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gptkbp:termStart
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1863
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gptkbp:wasA
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Philanthropist
Business leader
Community leader
Political figure
Economic developer
Railroad_executive
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gptkbp:wasFoundedIn
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Community service
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gptkbp:wasPartOf
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Scranton's_industrial_boom
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