Senator John Chafee

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-10-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Lincoln_Chafee
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-10-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Lester_Hubbard_Chafee
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1963
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator John Chafee
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:environmental_policy
health care policy
moderate Republican views
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
Governor of Rhode Island
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_O._Pastore
gptkb:Christopher_Del_Sesto
gptkbp:predecessorAsSecretaryOfNavy gptkb:Paul_R._Ignatius
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Warwick,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Swan_Point_Cemetery
gptkbp:secretaryOfNavyTermEnd 1972
gptkbp:secretaryOfNavyTermStart 1969
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature John Chafee signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Virginia_Coates
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lincoln_Chafee
gptkb:Frank_Licht
gptkbp:successorAsSecretaryOfNavy gptkb:John_Warner
gptkbp:termEnd 1969
1999
gptkbp:termStart 1976
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jonathan_Karp
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5