Properties (55)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Committee
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:New_York_State_Republican_Party
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gptkbp:birthDate |
December 18, 1904
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:children |
2
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gptkbp:committee |
gptkb:Senate_Rules_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee gptkb:Senate_Labor_and_Human_Resources_Committee gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee |
gptkbp:deathDate |
March 7, 1986
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:New_York_University
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Senator Jacob Javits
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gptkbp:image |
Jacob_Javits_1960.jpg
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gptkbp:knownFor |
Civil Rights Advocacy
Environmental Legislation Support for the Arts |
gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
Advocated_for_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Energy
Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Homeland_Security Advocated_for_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services Supported_the_establishment_of_the_National_Institute_of_Health Advocated_for_the_Clean_Water_Act Advocated_for_the_Equal_Rights_Amendment Advocated_for_the_Fair_Labor_Standards_Act Authored_the_Javits-Wagner-O'Day_Act Advocated_for_the_National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration Promoted_the_National_Historic_Preservation_Act Pushed_for_the_expansion_of_Social_Security Supported_the_Clean_Air_Act Supported_the_Voting_Rights_Act Advocated_for_the_establishment_of_the_National_Endowment_for_the_Arts Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs Supported_the_creation_of_the_National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development Advocated_for_the_National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_National_Labor_Relations_Board Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_National_Park_Service Supported_the_establishment_of_the_National_Science_Foundation Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Education Advocated_for_the_Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Department_of_Transportation |
gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Javits_Center
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gptkbp:office |
United_States_Senator_from_New_York
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gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Herbert_Lehman
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gptkbp:profession |
Lawyer
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gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:signature |
Jacob_Javits_signature
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Marjorie_Javits
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gptkbp:successor |
Alfonse D'Amato
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gptkbp:termEnd |
January 3, 1981
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gptkbp:termStart |
January 3, 1957
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