Richard Mentor Johnson III

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kentucky_Legislature
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1796-10-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:burialPlace Congressional Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Telemachus_Johnson
gptkbp:civicEngagement Advocated for education reforms.
gptkbp:contribution Expansion_of_the_United_States.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_the_Democratic_Party's_platform.
gptkbp:deathDate 1850-12-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Richard_Mentor_Johnson_IV
gptkbp:education gptkb:Transylvania_University
gptkbp:famousFor His_role_in_the_War_of_1812.
gptkbp:historicalContext Served during a time of great political change.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Vice President to be elected by popular vote.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Mentor Johnson III
gptkbp:influence American_politics_in_the_19th_century.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating_for_the_rights_of_Native_Americans.
gptkbp:legacy First Vice President to serve under two different Presidents.
gptkbp:militaryService War of 1812
gptkbp:nickname The Great Commoner
gptkbp:notableWork Political leadership during the 1830s
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office gptkb:Vice_President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:personalLife Had a complex relationship with his wife.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Democratic-Republicanism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1806
1850
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:president gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:reputation Controversial_figure_in_American_history.
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:role Vice President
Senator_from_Kentucky
Representative_from_Kentucky
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Julia_Chinn
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Tyler
gptkbp:termEnd 1819
1829
1841-03-04
gptkbp:termStart 1806
1819
1837-03-04