Josephus Daniels

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Civil rights
Education reform
Labor rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:North_Carolina_State_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkb:The_Chicago_Tribune
gptkb:The_Associated_Press
The_Raleigh_News_and_Observer
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_North_Carolina
gptkbp:born May 18, 1862
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Daniels
gptkb:Mary_Daniels
Addie_Daniels
Josephus_Daniels_Jr.
gptkbp:died January 15, 1948
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Josephus Daniels
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
Naval policy in the early 20th century
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkbp:knownFor Support for public education
Support for public health initiatives
Support for infrastructure development
Support for veterans' rights
Support for women's suffrage
Promoting the use of aircraft carriers
Support for the New Deal
Support for social welfare programs
Advocating for military preparedness
Support for rural electrification
Support for agricultural reform
Advocating for naval expansion
Contributions to the newspaper industry
Promoting the construction of naval bases
Support_for_the_League_of_Nations
Contributions_to_the_Progressive_movement
Support_for_economic_development_in_North_Carolina
Serving_as_Secretary_of_the_Navy_during_World_War_I
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Secretary_of_the_Navy
Journalist
Politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Washington,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Raleigh,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor George_von_L._Meyer
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:North_Carolina_State_Senate
gptkbp:spouse Addie_McCoy_Daniels
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Forrestal
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_American_Revolution
The Story of the New South
The_Life_of_an_American_Workman