Justice Edwin M. Stanton

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:advocatesFor Union victory
Civil Rights for freedmen
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkbp:associatedWith Lincoln's_Cabinet
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-12-19
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery
gptkbp:children Ellen_Stanton
gptkbp:contributedTo Union_Army_strategies
gptkbp:contribution Reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:deathDate 1869-12-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Kenyon_College
gptkbp:famousQuote The country is in danger.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edwin_McMasters_Stanton
gptkbp:historicalRole Civil War era leader
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_Civil_War_politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice Edwin M. Stanton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Military Reconstruction Act
Post-war reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:involvedIn Military Reconstruction Act
gptkbp:is_known_for A strong advocate for justice.
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
Handling_of_the_War_Department
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for civil rights
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:notableWork Legal_reforms_during_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Steubenville,_Ohio
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Simon_Cameron
gptkbp:president gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Congress
gptkbp:retired Secretary of War
gptkbp:role Legal advisor
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Army
Attorney General
gptkbp:servingTemperature 1868
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Stanton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:William_W._Belknap
gptkbp:supportRole War_Department_during_Civil_War
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant