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Representative John Conyers
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Representative_John_Conyers
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Object
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gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:Wayne_State_University
gptkb:Wayne_State_University_Law_School
gptkbp:awardReceived
gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Leadership_Award
gptkbp:birthDate
1929-05-16
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_USA
gptkbp:deathDate
2019-10-27
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_USA
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:John_James_Conyers_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Representative John Conyers
gptkbp:memberOf
gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:militaryService
gptkb:United_States_Army
1950–1954
gptkbp:notableFor
co-founding the Congressional Black Caucus
longest-serving African American member of Congress
serving as Dean of the House
introducing the bill to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:party
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Lucien_N._Nedzi
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:represents
gptkb:Michigan's_14th_congressional_district
gptkb:Michigan's_1st_congressional_district
gptkb:Michigan's_13th_congressional_district
gptkbp:resignedFrom
sexual harassment allegations
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Monica_Conyers
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Brenda_Jones
gptkbp:termEnd
2017-12-05
gptkbp:termStart
1965-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Melanie_Sloan
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