Senator John A. Costigan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_National_Committee
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:National_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Colorado_Bar_Association
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_A._Costigan_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Finance
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Labor_and_Public_Welfare
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-01-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_A._Costigan
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Costigan_Memorial_Library
gptkb:Costigan–Wagner_Act
gptkb:Costigan_Award_for_Public_Service
Costigan_Scholarship_Fund
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator John A. Costigan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:knownFor Labor rights advocacy
Civil rights advocacy
Social security legislation
New Deal support
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_labor_laws_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:nationalTeam gptkb:Colorado
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocated for New Deal policies
gptkbp:office U.S._Senator
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Progressivism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1920
1937
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_P._Costigan
gptkbp:profession Lawyer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Costigan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alva_B._Adams
gptkbp:termEnd 1937-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1931-03-04