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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Vermont_Republican_Party
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1892-08-20
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Dorset,_Vermont,_USA
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gptkbp:burial_place
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Dorset Cemetery, Dorset, Vermont
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Aiken_Jr.
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Public_Works
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry
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gptkbp:death_date
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2016-12-19
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Vermont
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:George_David_Aiken
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gptkbp:governor
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1941-01-01
1937-01-01
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Senator George Aiken
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gptkbp:image
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George Aiken.jpg
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gptkbp:known_for
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Environmental conservation efforts
Support for education funding
Advocating for agricultural policies
Support for veterans' affairs
Support for civil rights legislation
Bipartisan cooperation in Congress
Long tenure in the Senate
Advocating for rural development
Promoting small business initiatives
Opposing the Vietnam War
Aiken Plan for Vietnam
Influence on Vermont politics
Legacy in Vermont history
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Farmer Senator
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Aiken's Law
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gptkbp:office
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U. S. Senator from Vermont
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gptkbp:political_ideology
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Moderate Republican
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:political_position
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gptkb:Governor
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Winston_L._Prouty
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gptkbp:signature
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Signature of George Aiken.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marjorie_Aiken
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Patrick_Leahy
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gptkbp:term_end
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1975-01-03
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gptkbp:term_start
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1941-01-03
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gptkbp:website
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Official Senate website
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Food_and_Agriculture_Act_of_1949
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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