Lawton Chiles

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Florida
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-04-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lakeland,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lawton_Chiles_III
gptkb:Ed_Chiles
gptkb:Tandy_Chiles
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-12-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Tallahassee,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:White_American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lawton_Mainor_Chiles_Jr.
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1991-01-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lawton Chiles
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkb:Florida_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank First Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Walkin'_Lawton
gptkbp:notableEvent Governor during Hurricane Andrew (1992)
Governor during tobacco lawsuit settlement
gptkbp:notableFor walking across Florida during 1970 Senate campaign
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Chiles_Center_for_Healthy_Mothers_and_Babies
Chiles High School named in his honor
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
Governor of Florida
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Spessard_Holland
gptkbp:predecessor_(Governor_of_Florida) gptkb:Bob_Martinez
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Tallahassee,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Oakland_Cemetery,_Tallahassee,_Florida
gptkbp:servedWith_(U.S._Senator) gptkb:Bob_Graham
gptkb:Paula_Hawkins
gptkb:Richard_Stone
gptkbp:signature Lawton Chiles signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rhea_Chiles
gptkbp:successor_(Governor_of_Florida) gptkb:Buddy_MacKay
gptkbp:successor_(U.S._Senator) gptkb:Connie_Mack_III
gptkbp:termEnd 1989-01-03
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_Florida) 1998-12-12
gptkbp:termStart 1971-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:State_of_Florida
gptkb:Buddy_MacKay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5