Robert Drinan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:social_justice
civil rights
peace activism
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Georgetown_University_Law_Center
gptkb:Boston_College
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:National_Lawyers_Guild
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Georgetown_University
gptkb:Boston_College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Boston_College_Alumni_Association_Award
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Award
gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
National Council of Churches Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1920-05-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:South_Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 2007-01-23
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Drinan
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pope_John_XXIII
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Thomas_Merton
gptkbp:involvement LGBT rights advocacy
human rights advocacy
anti-Vietnam War protests
women's rights advocacy
immigration reform advocacy
environmental issues advocacy
education reform advocacy
healthcare reform advocacy
international law advocacy
poverty alleviation advocacy
peacekeeping missions advocacy
gptkbp:known_for being the first Catholic priest elected to the U. S. Congress
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Right_to_Privacy
The Law and the Public Interest
gptkbp:occupation professor of law
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position Dean of Boston College Law School
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:F._Bradford_Morse
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marjorie_Drinan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Joseph_P._Kennedy_II
gptkbp:term_end 1981-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1971-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_P._Kennedy_II
gptkb:John_Kerry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4