Samuel J. Tilden

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor civil service reform
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:New_York_State_Democratic_Committee
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Tilden_Democratic_Club
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-02-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Lebanon,_New_York
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkbp:contribution establishment_of_the_New_York_Public_Library
gptkbp:controversy Compromise of 1877
gptkbp:deathDate 1886-08-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Yonkers,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:Yale_College
gptkbp:electionYear 1876
gptkbp:famousQuote "The people are the government, administering it by their agents."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Samuel_Jones_Tilden
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first presidential candidate to win the popular vote but lose the election.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel J. Tilden
gptkbp:influence Progressive Era reforms
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:is_a_member_of women's suffrage
gptkbp:knownFor anti-corruption efforts
gptkbp:legacy reform_in_New_York_politics
gptkbp:notableEvent reform_of_the_New_York_City_police
gptkbp:notableFor 1876 presidential election
gptkbp:office Governor_of_New_York
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Tammany_Hall
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition liberalism
presidential candidate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Reuben_E._Fenton
gptkbp:profession lawyer
gptkbp:signature Samuel_J._Tilden's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_A._Tilden
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alonzo_B._Cornell
gptkbp:termEnd 1876-12-31
gptkbp:termStart 1875-01-01
gptkbp:voterTurnout 184