Oliver P. Morton

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Emancipation Proclamation
Civil Rights
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:National_Union_Party
gptkbp:affiliation Unionist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Indiana_Republican_Party
gptkbp:born August 4, 1823
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Morton
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:died November 1, 1877
gptkbp:education gptkb:Wabash_College
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus gptkb:Republican_National_Convention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oliver P. Morton
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Crown_Hill_Cemetery
gptkb:Republican_Party_in_Indiana
Post-war_Indiana_politics
gptkbp:isFeaturedIn 1870 Senate election
gptkbp:isGovernedBy gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:U.S._Senate
State constitutional convention
gptkbp:isKnownFor Political oratory
gptkbp:isMemberOf Freemasonry
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Schuyler_Colfax
Infrastructure development
Railroad expansion
Economic_development_in_Indiana
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Leadership during Reconstruction
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Union loyalty
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor Public education reforms
gptkbp:knownFor Civil War leadership
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Wayne_County,_Indiana
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Indiana_State_Senate
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor_of_Indiana
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_A._Hannegan
gptkbp:releaseYear 1860
gptkbp:role gptkb:Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
U.S._Senator_from_Indiana
gptkbp:signature Oliver_P._Morton_signature
gptkbp:spouse Caroline Morton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_D._Williams
gptkbp:supported Reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:termEnd March 3, 1871
January 9, 1867
January 14, 1861
gptkbp:termStart March 4, 1867
January 14, 1861
January 12, 1857
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt Indiana_politics
Veterans'_rights.
gptkbp:year 1864