Samuel M. Ralston

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
Governor
Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Infrastructure development
Public education reforms
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Indiana_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Indiana_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1857-04-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Indiana,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Samuel_Ralston_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Indiana's_economic_development
gptkbp:deathDate 1925-06-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Indiana_University_Bloomington
gptkbp:electionYear 1912 Indiana gubernatorial election
1916 Indiana gubernatorial election
1918 Indiana gubernatorial election
gptkbp:encouraged Economic_diversification_in_Indiana
gptkbp:foughtIn Civil rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel M. Ralston
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Samuel_M._Ralston.jpg/220px-Samuel_M._Ralston.jpg
gptkbp:influencedBy Democratic_Party_ideals
gptkbp:influences Progressive Era politics
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:U.S._Senate
Governor_of_Indiana
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Governorship_of_Indiana
gptkbp:launchDate 1913-01-14
gptkbp:legacy Contributions_to_Indiana's_infrastructure
gptkbp:legislation State Senator
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Indiana's_road_construction_program
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Indiana
gptkbp:opposedBy Prohibition
Racial segregation
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Indiana_State_Senate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_P._Goodrich
gptkbp:profession Lawyer
gptkbp:promoted Public health initiatives
gptkbp:promotes Education funding
gptkbp:recognizedBy Leadership_during_the_Great_Depression
gptkbp:retired gptkb:U.S._Senate
U.S._Senate_seat
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
Governor_of_Indiana
gptkbp:signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Samuel_M._Ralston_signature.svg/220px-Samuel_M._Ralston_signature.svg.png
gptkbp:spouse Mabel Ralston
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edwin_K._Steers
gptkbp:supported Women's suffrage
Labor rights
gptkbp:term 1913-1920
gptkbp:termEnd 1920-01-12
gptkbp:termStart 1913-01-14
gptkbp:worksOn State budget reforms