gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:South_Carolina_College
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1819-03-05
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Edgefield_District,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Preston_Brooks_Jr.
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gptkbp:death_date
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1857-01-27
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Preston Brooks
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of
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gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
gptkb:the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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slavery
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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American politics.
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gptkbp:is_from
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gptkb:South_Carolina
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:Caning_of_Charles_Sumner
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:lawyer
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:political_position
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Chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Andrew_P._Butler
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gptkbp:resigned
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gptkb:the_House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Ann Brooks
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:John_Mc_Queen
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gptkbp:term_end
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1857-01-27
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gptkbp:term_start
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1853-03-04
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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the defense of Southern honor
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gptkbp:was_involved_in_a_violent_act_against
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a political opponent
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gptkbp:was_known_for
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his aggressive tactics
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gptkbp:was_seen_as_a_hero_by
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some Southern supporters
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_Sumner
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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