Ninian Edwards

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:education_reform
gptkb:economic_development
gptkb:land_ownership_rights
infrastructure development
civil rights
public health initiatives
voting rights
agricultural development
land grants
transportation improvements
judicial reform
native American rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Illinois_State_Historical_Society
gptkbp:birth_date 1787-03-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Oak_Ridge_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ninian_Edwards_Jr.
gptkbp:committee 1825
1830
gptkbp:congress_end 1826
gptkbp:congress_start 1825
gptkbp:contribution statehood of Illinois
gptkbp:death_date 1833-10-20
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:district gptkb:Illinois's_1st_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:American
gptkbp:historical_significance early state governance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ninian Edwards
gptkbp:influence Illinois politics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Edwards_County,_Illinois
gptkb:Edwardsville,_Illinois
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname Ninny
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Illinois_State_Constitution
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic-Republican
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Reynolds
gptkbp:profession gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:role founding father of Illinois
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Edwards
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Joseph_Duncan
gptkbp:term_end 1824
gptkbp:term_start 1820
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Illinois_Territory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4